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...
What the numbers show
Butter, Ghee — Production is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 5,476 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 12 1000 t, and the mean is 120.63 1000 t.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 37 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5,476 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1,268 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 971 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 537 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 469 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 462 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | France | 403 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 301 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 301 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 273 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 265 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 214 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 150 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 16 | Türkiye | 150 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 21 | China | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 21 | China, mainland | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 101 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 94 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 74 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 63 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 49 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 41 | Portugal | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 55 | Syria | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Norway | 16 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | Nigeria | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 61 | Mongolia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 62 | Slovakia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 65 | Tunisia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 65 | Yemen | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Israel | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 73 | Estonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Peru | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 80 | Latvia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 80 | Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 80 | Slovenia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Caribbean | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bhutan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 92 | Ecuador | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 92 | Greece | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Guatemala | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Iceland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 92 | Oman | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Paraguay | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Rwanda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Zambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 105 | Angola | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 1 1000 t | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Fiji | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Melanesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Montenegro | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13,100 1000 t
- Asia 7,774 1000 t
- Southern Asia 7,111 1000 t
- Europe 3,040 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,282 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,767 1000 t
- Americas 1,422 1000 t
- Western Europe 1,335 1000 t
- Northern America 1,086 1000 t
- United States of America 971 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 803 1000 t
- Northern Europe 709 1000 t
- Oceania 538 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 393 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 362 1000 t
- Africa 325 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 302 1000 t
- South America 282 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 261 1000 t
- Western Asia 236 1000 t
- Southern Europe 194 1000 t
- Central Asia 143 1000 t
- Northern Africa 143 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 122 1000 t
- Central America 51 1000 t
- Western Africa 38 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 22 1000 t
- Southern Africa 20 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1 1000 t
About this data
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.