Butter and Ghee — Production in South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia: Butter and Ghee — Production was 21,824 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
21,824 t
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
25th
of 27 groups
All-time high
53,733 t
in 2019
All-time low
2,106 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in South-Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, butter and ghee — production in South-Eastern Asia stood at 21,824 t.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 53,733 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,106 t, in 1961.

South-Eastern Asia ranks 25th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Butter and Ghee — Production in South-Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in South-Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2,106 t
1962 2,310 t +9.7%
1963 2,530 t +9.5%
1964 2,750 t +8.7%
1965 2,970 t +8.0%
1966 3,190 t +7.4%
1967 3,410 t +6.9%
1968 3,539 t +3.8%
1969 2,655 t -25.0%
1970 2,670 t +0.6%
1971 2,734 t +2.4%
1972 2,796 t +2.3%
1973 4,279 t +53.0%
1974 4,562 t +6.6%
1975 4,626 t +1.4%
1976 4,701 t +1.6%
1977 5,003 t +6.4%
1978 5,160 t +3.1%
1979 5,826 t +12.9%
1980 5,986 t +2.7%
1981 6,891 t +15.1%
1982 7,926 t +15.0%
1983 9,689 t +22.2%
1984 12,326 t +27.2%
1985 12,656 t +2.7%
1986 12,515 t -1.1%
1987 12,656 t +1.1%
1988 12,019 t -5.0%
1989 9,148 t -23.9%
1990 9,322 t +1.9%
1991 9,393 t +0.8%
1992 9,471 t +0.8%
1993 9,569 t +1.0%
1994 9,692 t +1.3%
1995 9,858 t +1.7%
1996 10,127 t +2.7%
1997 10,308 t +1.8%
1998 10,496 t +1.8%
1999 10,744 t +2.4%
2000 10,979 t +2.2%
2001 11,237 t +2.4%
2002 11,566 t +2.9%
2003 14,938 t +29.2%
2004 16,109 t +7.8%
2005 17,773 t +10.3%
2006 19,439 t +9.4%
2007 21,570 t +11.0%
2008 23,230 t +7.7%
2009 26,403 t +13.7%
2010 29,849 t +13.0%
2011 31,297 t +4.9%
2012 37,661 t +20.3%
2013 40,813 t +8.4%
2014 45,132 t +10.6%
2015 49,882 t +10.5%
2016 50,890 t +2.0%
2017 50,815 t -0.1%
2018 51,610 t +1.6%
2019 53,733 t +4.1%
2020 21,063 t -60.8%
2021 21,857 t +3.8%
2022 23,003 t +5.2%
2023 21,824 t -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,829 t 2,106 t 3,539 t 9
1970s 4,236 t 2,670 t 5,826 t 10
1980s 10,181 t 5,986 t 12,656 t 10
1990s 9,898 t 9,322 t 10,744 t 10
2000s 17,324 t 10,979 t 26,403 t 10
2010s 44,168 t 29,849 t 53,733 t 10
2020s 21,937 t 21,063 t 23,003 t 4

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia

  1. 22 Egypt 100,609 t compare
  2. 23 Denmark 95,800 t compare
  3. 24 Italy 94,400 t compare
  4. 25 Australia 74,350 t compare
  5. 26 Nepal 67,440 t compare
  6. 27 Japan 67,337 t compare
  7. 28 Republic of Korea 63,403 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in South-Eastern Asia?
Butter and ghee — production in South-Eastern Asia was 21,824 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 53,733 t in 2019.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,106 t in 1961.
How does South-Eastern Asia rank for butter and ghee — production?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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.