Butter and Ghee — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Butter and Ghee — Production was 299,300 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter and Ghee — Production in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, butter and ghee — production in Ireland stood at 299,300 t.
The figure is up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Ireland peaked at 305,900 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60,346 t, in 1963.
Ireland ranks 9th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Butter and Ghee — Production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 62,200 t | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 60,346 t | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 64,500 t | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 65,845 t | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 67,197 t | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 73,000 t | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 78,069 t | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 77,674 t | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 72,752 t | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 75,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 77,043 t | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 87,000 t | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 76,000 t | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 85,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 103,000 t | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 107,000 t | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 132,000 t | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 134,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 124,000 t | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 125,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 140,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 164,000 t | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 171,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 167,000 t | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 153,496 t | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 134,394 t | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 123,800 t | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 139,100 t | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 148,200 t | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 140,000 t | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 133,600 t | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 127,500 t | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 126,800 t | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 142,400 t | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 142,200 t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 138,800 t | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 131,300 t | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 135,300 t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 145,000 t | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 139,000 t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 147,000 t | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 140,100 t | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 136,900 t | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 143,000 t | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 139,100 t | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 141,400 t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 123,800 t | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 120,300 t | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 135,100 t | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 145,900 t | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 145,000 t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 201,780 t | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 222,900 t | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 187,490 t | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 229,800 t | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 257,500 t | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 270,300 t | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 284,600 t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 293,900 t | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 305,900 t | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 299,400 t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 299,300 t | -0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 299,300 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,000 t, 18.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 299,300 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,330 t, 32.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,792 t | 60,346 t | 78,069 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 94,880 t | 72,752 t | 134,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 144,179 t | 123,800 t | 171,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,610 t | 126,800 t | 148,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,560 t | 120,300 t | 147,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 208,037 t | 135,100 t | 284,600 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,625 t | 293,900 t | 305,900 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 New Zealand 462,400 t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 20,786 t compare
- 7 France 403,970 t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 301,223 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,423 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 3,002 t compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,561 t compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 266,700 t compare
- 11 Poland 264,950 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 200,900 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,144 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter and ghee — production in Ireland?
- Butter and ghee — production in Ireland was 299,300 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 305,900 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,346 t in 1963.
- How does Ireland rank for butter and ghee — production?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter and Ghee — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.