Butter and Ghee — Production in Oceania

Oceania: Butter and Ghee — Production was 537,894 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
537,894 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
12th
of 27 groups
All-time high
697,868 t
in 2015
All-time low
316,397 t
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Oceania, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, butter and ghee — production in Oceania stood at 537,894 t.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Oceania peaked at 697,868 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 316,397 t, in 1982.

Oceania ranks 12th 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 Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in Oceania, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 396,003 t —
1962 411,516 t +3.9%
1963 421,903 t +2.5%
1964 438,071 t +3.8%
1965 452,130 t +3.2%
1966 453,745 t +0.4%
1967 481,346 t +6.1%
1968 448,111 t -6.9%
1969 470,323 t +5.0%
1970 463,498 t -1.5%
1971 435,112 t -6.1%
1972 440,741 t +1.3%
1973 423,382 t -3.9%
1974 387,934 t -8.4%
1975 401,862 t +3.6%
1976 400,901 t -0.2%
1977 382,616 t -4.6%
1978 344,423 t -10.0%
1979 361,198 t +4.9%
1980 340,952 t -5.6%
1981 328,006 t -3.8%
1982 316,397 t -3.5%
1983 338,364 t +6.9%
1984 393,408 t +16.3%
1985 392,624 t -0.2%
1986 397,939 t +1.4%
1987 346,061 t -13.0%
1988 339,334 t -1.9%
1989 323,286 t -4.7%
1990 363,467 t +12.4%
1991 358,437 t -1.4%
1992 371,450 t +3.6%
1993 380,528 t +2.4%
1994 416,889 t +9.6%
1995 402,200 t -3.5%
1996 444,611 t +10.5%
1997 499,565 t +12.4%
1998 507,455 t +1.6%
1999 496,444 t -2.2%
2000 529,328 t +6.6%
2001 565,457 t +6.8%
2002 595,280 t +5.3%
2003 571,519 t -4.0%
2004 541,157 t -5.3%
2005 529,392 t -2.2%
2006 525,614 t -0.7%
2007 554,494 t +5.5%
2008 548,229 t -1.1%
2009 564,022 t +2.9%
2010 531,368 t -5.8%
2011 595,861 t +12.1%
2012 475,043 t -20.3%
2013 518,784 t +9.2%
2014 695,318 t +34.0%
2015 697,868 t +0.4%
2016 689,576 t -1.2%
2017 600,756 t -12.9%
2018 604,540 t +0.6%
2019 584,845 t -3.3%
2020 568,421 t -2.8%
2021 515,998 t -9.2%
2022 544,136 t +5.5%
2023 537,894 t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 441,461 t 396,003 t 481,346 t 9
1970s 404,167 t 344,423 t 463,498 t 10
1980s 351,637 t 316,397 t 397,939 t 10
1990s 424,105 t 358,437 t 507,455 t 10
2000s 552,449 t 525,614 t 595,280 t 10
2010s 599,396 t 475,043 t 697,868 t 10
2020s 541,612 t 515,998 t 568,421 t 4

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 9 Ireland 299,300 t compare
  2. 9 Republic of Moldova 3,002 t compare
  3. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,561 t compare
  4. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 266,700 t compare
  5. 11 Poland 264,950 t compare
  6. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 200,900 t compare
  7. 12 Melanesia 1,144 t compare
  8. 13 Brazil 145,582 t compare
  9. 14 Belarus 130,403 t compare
  10. 15 Belgium 119,860 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Oceania?
Butter and ghee — production in Oceania was 537,894 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 697,868 t in 2015.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 316,397 t in 1982.
How does Oceania rank for butter and ghee — production?
Oceania ranks 12th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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.