Buffalo Milk Butter Supply by Country
In 2023, India recorded the largest reported food supply of buffalo milk butter, at 1,099,414 tonnes, accounting for 58.2 percent of the 1,890,013-tonne total across eight countries. Pakistan ranked second with 703,281 tonnes, followed by Egypt at 47,578 tonnes. Pakistan also had the highest per-capita supply, at 7.78 grams per person per day. These FAO figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount people actually ate.
Nepal ranked fourth with 24,800 tonnes, followed by China at 9,846 tonnes and Türkiye at 1,291 tonnes. Bangladesh reported 2,691 tonnes, while Iraq recorded 1,112 tonnes. India, Pakistan and Egypt together accounted for 97.9 percent of the reported total. The five largest suppliers represented approximately 99.7 percent. Egypt's reported buffalo milk butter supply fell by 3,972 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, a decrease of 7.7 percent. Nepal declined by 1,148 tonnes, while Türkiye fell by 17 tonnes. In contrast, Pakistan added 20,314 tonnes and India increased by 14,280 tonnes. China rose by 222 tonnes, Bangladesh by 190 tonnes, and Iraq by approximately 68 tonnes. Across all eight countries, the total increased from 1,860,076 to 1,890,013 tonnes, a gain of 29,937 tonnes, or 1.6 percent. Across the eight countries with reported values in both 2019 and 2023, combined supply rose from 1,738,083 to 1,890,013 tonnes, an increase of 151,930 tonnes, or 8.7 percent. India added 99,414 tonnes, while Pakistan increased by 44,844 tonnes. Egypt's supply rose by 4,619 tonnes and Bangladesh's by 2,418.35 tonnes. China added 1,051 tonnes, Nepal 491 tonnes, and Iraq approximately 182 tonnes. Türkiye recorded a decline of 1,089 tonnes, or 45.8 percent. All eight countries had reported values in both endpoint years. Pakistan recorded the highest per-capita buffalo milk butter supply in 2023, at 7.78 grams per person per day. Nepal ranked second at 2.29 grams, followed by India at 2.09 grams. Egypt recorded 1.14 grams, Iraq 0.08 grams and Türkiye 0.04 grams. Bangladesh also reported 0.04 grams, while China recorded 0.02 grams. India led by total tonnage, but Pakistan ranked first per person. The dataset reports buffalo milk butter food supply in tonnes and grams per person per day for eight countries over 2019-2023. Total tonnage measures the reported quantity available for human consumption, while the per-capita indicator adjusts supply for population size. Neither measure confirms how much people actually ate. In 2023, India accounted for 58.2 percent of the reported total, while Pakistan had the highest per-capita figure. FAO Supply Utilization Accounts provide food-supply figures for buffalo milk butter in tonnes (element 5141) and grams per person per day (element 665) for 2019-2023. Percentage changes use the earlier year's value as the base; percentage changes are not calculated when the base value is zero. After aggregate rows are excluded, the dataset covers eight countries, all with reported values for 2023. Comparisons use countries with reported values at both endpoints. The 2023 total is the sum of the eight reporting countries. Reported zeroes are retained, blanks are treated as missing, and values below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimal places.
Butter of Buffalo Milk Consumption
1
1.1M
2.09
2
703.28K
7.78
3
47.58K
1.14
4
24.8K
2.29
5
9.85K
0.02
6
2.69K
0.04
7
1.29K
0.04
8
1.11K
0.08
Egypt Records the Largest Annual Decline
India Leads Growth over Five Years
Pakistan Leads Per-Capita Supply
What the Buffalo Milk Butter Data Measures
Buffalo Milk Butter Supply by Country
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1
1M
1.97
1.01M
1.97
1.12M
2.16
1.09M
2.09
1.1M
2.09
2
658.44K
7.82
644.12K
7.51
663.26K
7.59
682.97K
7.68
703.28K
7.78
3
42.96K
1.09
44.33K
1.11
46.86K
1.16
51.55K
1.25
47.58K
1.14
4
24.31K
2.34
24.47K
2.31
25.14K
2.34
25.95K
2.39
24.8K
2.29
5
8.8K
0.02
8.77K
0.02
8.68K
0.02
9.62K
0.02
9.85K
0.02
6
272.65
0
272.31
0
2.29K
0.04
2.5K
0.04
2.69K
0.04
7
2.38K
0.08
1.91K
0.06
1.91K
0.06
1.31K
0.04
1.29K
0.04
8
930.11
0.07
975.5
0.07
1.02K
0.08
1.04K
0.08
1.11K
0.08
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country had the largest buffalo milk butter supply in 2023?
India ranked first with 1,099,414 tonnes, representing 58.2 percent of the reported total across the eight reporting countries in the same listed table that year.
Which country had the highest per-capita supply?
Pakistan ranked first at 7.78 grams per person per day, followed by Nepal at 2.29 grams and India at 2.09 grams per day in the same table.
What share of the total came from the three largest suppliers?
India, Pakistan and Egypt together accounted for approximately 97.9 percent of the reported supply in 2023 in the same listed table that year, with India ranking first overall.
How did buffalo milk butter supply change from 2019 to 2023?
Combined reported supply total across the eight listed countries increased by 151,930 tonnes, or 8.7 percent, from 1,738,083 tonnes in 2019 over the five-year comparison period.
Do these figures show how much buffalo milk butter people actually ate?
No. FAO food-supply figures measure reported total food available for human consumption, not confirmed individual intake in any listed reporting country in the reference year.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 10.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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