Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Butter and Ghee — Production was 735,177 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
735,177 t
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 27 groups
All-time high
736,365 t
in 2021
All-time low
402,148 t
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 735,177 t for butter and ghee — production in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Northern Europe peaked at 736,365 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 402,148 t, in 2008.

That places Northern Europe 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 489,406 t
1962 504,273 t +3.0%
1963 467,225 t -7.3%
1964 454,633 t -2.7%
1965 475,401 t +4.6%
1966 458,072 t -3.6%
1967 448,956 t -2.0%
1968 484,278 t +7.9%
1969 466,628 t -3.6%
1970 425,944 t -8.7%
1971 417,415 t -2.0%
1972 470,023 t +12.6%
1973 490,329 t +4.3%
1974 424,789 t -13.4%
1975 424,171 t -0.1%
1976 501,008 t +18.1%
1977 533,884 t +6.6%
1978 593,962 t +11.3%
1979 586,409 t -1.3%
1980 569,200 t -2.9%
1981 566,005 t -0.6%
1982 641,854 t +13.4%
1983 721,887 t +12.5%
1984 665,540 t -7.8%
1985 652,438 t -2.0%
1986 653,526 t +0.2%
1987 566,428 t -13.3%
1988 505,068 t -10.8%
1989 515,358 t +2.0%
1990 536,826 t +4.2%
1991 463,320 t -13.7%
1992 567,827 t +22.6%
1993 562,977 t -0.9%
1994 528,319 t -6.2%
1995 505,224 t -4.4%
1996 504,755 t -0.1%
1997 517,069 t +2.4%
1998 498,320 t -3.6%
1999 496,775 t -0.3%
2000 487,844 t -1.8%
2001 470,231 t -3.6%
2002 489,923 t +4.2%
2003 480,590 t -1.9%
2004 464,035 t -3.4%
2005 465,646 t +0.3%
2006 433,200 t -7.0%
2007 432,984 t -0.0%
2008 402,148 t -7.1%
2009 413,660 t +2.9%
2010 423,110 t +2.3%
2011 429,580 t +1.5%
2012 456,030 t +6.2%
2013 517,190 t +13.4%
2014 549,650 t +6.3%
2015 525,412 t -4.4%
2016 583,352 t +11.0%
2017 618,616 t +6.0%
2018 634,346 t +2.5%
2019 694,202 t +9.4%
2020 709,392 t +2.2%
2021 736,365 t +3.8%
2022 728,979 t -1.0%
2023 735,177 t +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 472,097 t 448,956 t 504,273 t 9
1970s 486,793 t 417,415 t 593,962 t 10
1980s 605,730 t 505,068 t 721,887 t 10
1990s 518,141 t 463,320 t 567,827 t 10
2000s 454,026 t 402,148 t 489,923 t 10
2010s 543,149 t 423,110 t 694,202 t 10
2020s 727,478 t 709,392 t 736,365 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 8 Russian Federation 301,223 t compare
  2. 9 Ireland 299,300 t compare
  3. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 266,700 t compare
  4. 11 Poland 264,950 t compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 200,900 t compare
  6. 13 Brazil 145,582 t compare
  7. 14 Belarus 130,403 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Northern Europe?
Butter and ghee — production in Northern Europe was 735,177 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 736,365 t in 2021.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 402,148 t in 2008.
How does Northern Europe rank for butter and ghee — production?
Northern Europe ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.