Butter, Ghee — Production by country

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...

Countries reporting
120
Highest
5,476 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Taiwan Province of
Median
8 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,078

What the numbers show

Butter, Ghee — Production is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 5,476 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Taiwan Province of.

The median across all reporting countries is 8 1000 t, and the mean is 105.78 1000 t.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).

Butter, Ghee — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 5,476 1000 t 2023 up 44.5% rising
2 Pakistan 1,268 1000 t 2023 up 37.7% rising
3 Australia and New Zealand 537 1000 t 2023 down 15.6% falling
4 Germany 469 1000 t 2023 up 10.6% rising
5 New Zealand 462 1000 t 2023 down 9.4% falling
6 France 403 1000 t 2023 down 0.5% rising
7 Russian Federation 301 1000 t 2023 up 32.6% rising
8 Ireland 273 1000 t 2023 up 79.6% rising
9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 267 1000 t 2023 up 100.8% rising
10 Poland 265 1000 t 2023 up 55.0% rising
11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 214 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% rising
12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 201 1000 t 2023 up 38.6% rising
13 Brazil 150 1000 t 2023 up 56.2% rising
13 Türkiye 150 1000 t 2023 down 29.2% falling
15 Belarus 130 1000 t 2023 up 31.3% rising
16 Belgium 120 1000 t 2023 up 53.8% rising
17 China 119 1000 t 2023 up 17.8% rising
17 China, mainland 119 1000 t 2023 up 17.8% rising
19 Canada 115 1000 t 2023 up 29.2% rising
20 Uzbekistan 105 1000 t 2023 up 75.0% rising
21 Egypt 101 1000 t 2023 down 16.5% falling
22 Denmark 96 1000 t 2023 up 123.3% rising
23 Italy 94 1000 t 2023 down 4.1% falling
24 Australia 74 1000 t 2023 down 41.7% falling
25 Nepal 67 1000 t 2023 up 42.6% rising
26 Republic of Korea 63 1000 t 2023 down 7.4% rising
27 United Republic of Tanzania 61 1000 t 2023 up 84.8% rising
28 Finland 58 1000 t 2023 up 9.4% rising
29 Ukraine 49 1000 t 2023 down 47.9% falling
30 Spain 47 1000 t 2023 up 34.3% rising
31 Afghanistan 43 1000 t 2023 up 19.4% rising
31 Argentina 43 1000 t 2023 down 21.8% falling
33 Switzerland 42 1000 t 2023 down 10.6% falling
34 Sweden 41 1000 t 2023 up 17.1% rising
35 Bangladesh 39 1000 t 2023 up 44.4% rising
36 Austria 34 1000 t 2023 down 2.9% flat
37 Portugal 32 1000 t 2023 up 23.1% rising
38 Kazakhstan 31 1000 t 2023 up 121.4% rising
39 Chile 30 1000 t 2023 up 36.4% rising
39 Morocco 30 1000 t 2023 down 11.8% flat
41 Azerbaijan 27 1000 t 2023 up 22.7% rising
42 Czechia 26 1000 t 2023 down 35.0% falling
42 Mexico 26 1000 t 2023 up 23.8% rising
44 Colombia 23 1000 t 2023 up 4.5% rising
45 Niger 22 1000 t 2023 up 69.2% rising
45 Uruguay 22 1000 t 2023 down 31.2% falling
47 Ethiopia 20 1000 t 2023 up 17.6% rising
47 Kenya 20 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
49 Myanmar 18 1000 t 2023 down 53.8% falling
50 Syrian Arab Republic 17 1000 t 2023 down 5.6% falling
51 Norway 16 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
52 Lithuania 14 1000 t 2023 up 27.3% rising
52 Saudi Arabia 14 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
54 Nigeria 12 1000 t 2023 down 7.7% flat
55 Mongolia 11 1000 t 2023 down 26.7% falling
56 Costa Rica 9 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% rising
56 Romania 9 1000 t 2023 down 10.0% falling
56 Slovakia 9 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% rising
59 Hungary 8 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
59 Tunisia 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
59 Yemen 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
62 Honduras 7 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
62 Israel 7 1000 t 2023 up 16.7% rising
64 Iraq 6 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
64 Panama 6 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
64 Uganda 6 1000 t 2023 up 500.0% volatile
67 Algeria 5 1000 t 2023 down 16.7% falling
67 Estonia 5 1000 t 2023 up 66.7% falling
67 Kyrgyzstan 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% volatile
67 Peru 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
67 Serbia 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
72 Croatia 4 1000 t 2023 down 20.0% falling
72 Thailand 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
74 Albania 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
74 United Arab Emirates 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
74 Dominican Republic 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
74 Sri Lanka 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
74 Latvia 3 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
74 North Macedonia 3 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
74 Slovenia 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
74 Turkmenistan 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
74 Caribbean 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
74 Republic of Moldova 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
85 Burkina Faso 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
85 Bhutan 2 1000 t 2023 flat
85 Ecuador 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
85 Greece 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
85 Guatemala 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
85 Iceland 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
85 Jordan 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
85 Oman 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
85 Paraguay 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
85 Rwanda 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
85 Zambia 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
85 Zimbabwe 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
85 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
98 Angola 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
98 Bulgaria 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
98 Cuba 1 1000 t 2019 unchanged flat
98 Fiji 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% volatile
98 Luxembourg 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
98 Mauritania 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
98 Namibia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
98 Nicaragua 1 1000 t 2023 rising
98 Senegal 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
98 Melanesia 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% volatile
109 Armenia 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
109 Botswana 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
109 Cyprus 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Georgia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Guinea 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
109 Montenegro 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
109 El Salvador 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Suriname 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Eswatini 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Tajikistan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 Viet Nam 0 1000 t 2023 flat
109 China, Taiwan Province of 0 1000 t 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Butter, Ghee — Production
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
151 places, 2,078 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.