Butter and Ghee — Production in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Butter and Ghee — Production was 60,925 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
60,925 t
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
5th
of 12 countries
All-time high
60,925 t
in 2023
All-time low
1,305 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United Republic of Tanzania recorded 60,925 t for butter and ghee — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 60,925 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,305 t, in 1961.

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

Butter and Ghee — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,305 t
1962 1,355 t +3.8%
1963 1,405 t +3.7%
1964 1,505 t +7.1%
1965 1,605 t +6.6%
1966 1,705 t +6.2%
1967 1,905 t +11.7%
1968 2,105 t +10.5%
1969 2,340 t +11.2%
1970 2,340 t +0.0%
1971 2,340 t +0.0%
1972 2,390 t +2.1%
1973 2,425 t +1.5%
1974 2,510 t +3.5%
1975 2,680 t +6.8%
1976 2,730 t +1.9%
1977 2,900 t +6.2%
1978 2,985 t +2.9%
1979 3,070 t +2.8%
1980 3,155 t +2.8%
1981 3,240 t +2.7%
1982 3,325 t +2.6%
1983 3,460 t +4.1%
1984 3,595 t +3.9%
1985 3,680 t +2.4%
1986 3,915 t +6.4%
1987 4,000 t +2.2%
1988 4,185 t +4.6%
1989 4,370 t +4.4%
1990 4,505 t +3.1%
1991 4,640 t +3.0%
1992 4,690 t +1.1%
1993 4,775 t +1.8%
1994 4,775 t +0.0%
1995 4,910 t +2.8%
1996 4,910 t +0.0%
1997 4,995 t +1.7%
1998 5,080 t +1.7%
1999 5,080 t +0.0%
2000 5,080 t +0.0%
2001 5,080 t +0.0%
2002 6,350 t +25.0%
2003 7,450 t +17.3%
2004 16,745 t +124.8%
2005 22,350 t +33.5%
2006 22,350 t +0.0%
2007 22,350 t +0.0%
2008 26,075 t +16.7%
2009 29,800 t +14.3%
2010 27,993 t -6.1%
2011 29,526 t +5.5%
2012 31,453 t +6.5%
2013 32,632 t +3.7%
2014 33,871 t +3.8%
2015 34,914 t +3.1%
2016 36,070 t +3.3%
2017 35,410 t -1.8%
2018 40,666 t +14.8%
2019 45,347 t +11.5%
2020 50,820 t +12.1%
2021 52,486 t +3.3%
2022 57,991 t +10.5%
2023 60,925 t +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,692 t 1,305 t 2,340 t 9
1970s 2,637 t 2,340 t 3,070 t 10
1980s 3,692 t 3,155 t 4,370 t 10
1990s 4,836 t 4,505 t 5,080 t 10
2000s 16,363 t 5,080 t 29,800 t 10
2010s 34,788 t 27,993 t 45,347 t 10
2020s 55,555 t 50,820 t 60,925 t 4

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 2 USSR 1.51 million t compare
  2. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 214,077 t compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 1.27 million t compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 150,492 t compare
  5. 4 Australia and New Zealand 536,750 t compare
  6. 5 Germany 468,880 t compare
  7. 6 New Zealand 462,400 t compare
  8. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 20,786 t compare
  9. 7 France 403,970 t compare
  10. 8 Russian Federation 301,223 t compare
  11. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,423 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
Butter and ghee — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 60,925 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 60,925 t in 2023.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,305 t in 1961.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for butter and ghee — production?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.