Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Butter and Ghee — Production was 1.08 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.08 million t
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
8th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1.10 million t
in 2020
All-time low
535,039 t
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern America, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for butter and ghee — production in Northern America is 1.08 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Northern America peaked at 1.10 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 535,039 t, in 1973.

Northern America ranks 8th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 861,736 t
1962 885,253 t +2.7%
1963 823,287 t -7.0%
1964 829,451 t +0.7%
1965 767,467 t -7.5%
1966 666,905 t -13.1%
1967 714,935 t +7.2%
1968 689,457 t -3.6%
1969 673,340 t -2.3%
1970 671,179 t -0.3%
1971 654,577 t -2.5%
1972 636,057 t -2.8%
1973 535,039 t -15.9%
1974 545,188 t +1.9%
1975 579,017 t +6.2%
1976 562,433 t -2.9%
1977 609,318 t +8.3%
1978 556,457 t -8.7%
1979 548,027 t -1.5%
1980 626,190 t +14.3%
1981 674,010 t +7.6%
1982 696,595 t +3.4%
1983 697,130 t +0.1%
1984 612,344 t -12.2%
1985 665,969 t +8.8%
1986 647,985 t -2.7%
1987 598,829 t -7.6%
1988 656,148 t +9.6%
1989 699,841 t +6.7%
1990 712,147 t +1.8%
1991 722,559 t +1.5%
1992 738,585 t +2.2%
1993 711,202 t -3.7%
1994 713,194 t +0.3%
1995 681,070 t -4.5%
1996 633,684 t -7.0%
1997 615,959 t -2.8%
1998 620,400 t +0.7%
1999 670,410 t +8.1%
2000 652,858 t -2.6%
2001 646,258 t -1.0%
2002 693,858 t +7.4%
2003 650,389 t -6.3%
2004 652,354 t +0.3%
2005 697,485 t +6.9%
2006 735,838 t +5.5%
2007 777,745 t +5.7%
2008 831,444 t +6.9%
2009 799,126 t -3.9%
2010 792,946 t -0.8%
2011 913,533 t +15.2%
2012 945,126 t +3.5%
2013 938,285 t -0.7%
2014 928,785 t -1.0%
2015 926,905 t -0.2%
2016 930,994 t +0.4%
2017 949,712 t +2.0%
2018 1.02 million t +7.4%
2019 1.03 million t +0.8%
2020 1.10 million t +7.3%
2021 1.06 million t -3.5%
2022 1.06 million t -0.5%
2023 1.08 million t +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 767,981 t 666,905 t 885,253 t 9
1970s 589,729 t 535,039 t 671,179 t 10
1980s 657,504 t 598,829 t 699,841 t 10
1990s 681,921 t 615,959 t 738,585 t 10
2000s 713,736 t 646,258 t 831,444 t 10
2010s 937,363 t 792,946 t 1.03 million t 10
2020s 1.08 million t 1.06 million t 1.10 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 Germany 468,880 t compare
  2. 6 New Zealand 462,400 t compare
  3. 7 France 403,970 t compare
  4. 8 Russian Federation 301,223 t compare
  5. 9 Ireland 299,300 t compare
  6. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 266,700 t compare
  7. 11 Poland 264,950 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Northern America?
Butter and ghee — production in Northern America was 1.08 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 535,039 t in 1973.
How does Northern America rank for butter and ghee — production?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Butter and Ghee — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 8,877 data points, 1961–2023
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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.