Butter, Ghee — Production in India
India: Butter, Ghee — Production was 5,476 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter, Ghee — Production in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
India recorded 5,476 1000 t for butter, ghee — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter, ghee — production in India peaked at 5,476 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,398 1000 t, in 2010.
India ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Butter, Ghee — Production in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,398 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,458 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,611 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,790 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3,903 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4,039 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4,193 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 4,430 1000 t | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4,673 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4,795 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,866 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5,359 1000 t | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 5,358 1000 t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,476 1000 t | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 5,476 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 1000 t, 912.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- India's 5,476 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 39 1000 t, 140.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,029 1000 t | 3,398 1000 t | 4,795 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,265 1000 t | 4,866 1000 t | 5,476 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Pakistan 1,268 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 971 1000 t compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 537 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter, ghee — production in India?
- Butter, ghee — production in India was 5,476 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter, ghee — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5,476 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest butter, ghee — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,398 1000 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for butter, ghee — production?
- India ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter, ghee — production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter, Ghee — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.