Butter of Cow Milk Consumption by Country

The United States ranked first in 2023, with 982,753 tonnes of butter of cow milk food supply, accounting for 17.2 percent of the annual listed total. France ranked second at 542,176 tonnes, followed by Germany at 469,394 tonnes. On a per-person basis, Bahrain ranked first at 23.24 grams per person per day, ahead of France at 22.36 grams. The figures cover 175 countries and areas with reported 2023 values and measure food available for human consumption, not the amount people actually ate.

Butter of Cow Milk Consumption

Russia placed fourth at 404,711 tonnes, with Poland fifth at 207,866 and the United Kingdom sixth at 204,768. China, Iran, Brazil and Canada closed the top ten between 144,883 and 200,514 tonnes. The top three held 35.0 percent of the annual listed food supply total, and the top five 45.7 percent. The United States had the highest listed food supply, while Bahrain had the highest per-capita food supply.

  • United States supply grows by 94,014 tonnes, up 10.6 percent, the biggest latest-year gain.
  • Netherlands supply falls by 36,845 tonnes, down 30.5 percent.
  • Türkiye supply grows by 28,459 tonnes, up 27.4 percent.
  • Iran supply grows by 26,975 tonnes, up 16.4 percent.

Butter of Cow Milk Consumption

#
Country
2023 (tonnes)2023
2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1
United States
United States United States US
982.75K 7.84
2
France
France France FR
542.18K 22.36
3
Germany
Germany Germany DE
469.39K 15.21
4
Russia
Russia Russia RU
404.71K 7.62
5
Poland
Poland Poland PL
207.87K 14.69
6
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
204.77K 8.17
7
China
China China CN
200.51K 0.39
8
Iran
Iran Iran IR
191.03K 5.78
9
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
153.65K 1.99
10
Canada
Canada Canada CA
144.88K 10.1
11
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
132.14K 4.15
12
Italy
Italy Italy IT
117.61K 5.42
13
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZ
107.81K 8.28
14
Australia
Australia Australia AU
97.14K 10.06
15
South Korea
South Korea South Korea KR
94.63K 5.01
16
Netherlands
Netherlands Netherlands NL
84.13K 12.74
17
Belgium
Belgium Belgium BE
75.72K 17.71
18
Spain
Spain Spain ES
73.68K 4.21
19
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
63.03K 1.51
20
Belarus
Belarus Belarus BY
50K 15.03
21
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
49.82K 1.05
22
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
49.02K 12.73
23
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
47.3K 11.99
24
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
47.04K 14.53
25
Austria
Austria Austria AT
45.92K 13.78
26
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukraine UA
43.47K 3.16
27
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
41.87K 11.12
28
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
41.57K 1.71
29
Morocco
Morocco Morocco MA
41.37K 3.01
30
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
40.83K 3.36
31
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan AF
39.03K 2.58
32
Denmark
Denmark Denmark DK
38.53K 17.75
33
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
38.15K 5.14
34
Ireland
Ireland Ireland IE
36.84K 19.42
35
Chile
Chile Chile CL
31.6K 4.4
36
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
28.37K 7.45
37
Romania
Romania Romania RO
27.34K 3.92
38
Finland
Finland Finland FI
26.93K 13.17
39
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
23.44K 1.23
40
Niger
Niger Niger NE
22.05K 2.31
41
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
21.44K 10.64
42
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand NZ
20.54K 10.88
43
Kenya
Kenya Kenya KE
19.74K 0.98
44
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
18.6K 2.19
45
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
18.31K 0.93
46
Argentina
Argentina Argentina AR
16.62K 1
47
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
16.48K 0.16
48
Norway
Norway Norway NO
16.41K 8.14
49
South Africa
South Africa South Africa ZA
15.17K 0.66
50
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
14.56K 4.12
51
Israel
Israel Israel IL
14.19K 4.2
52
Bahrain
Bahrain Bahrain BH
13.31K 23.24
53
Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania LT
13.27K 12.74
54
Nigeria
Nigeria Nigeria NG
12.84K 0.15
55
Uruguay
Uruguay Uruguay UY
12.81K 10.36
56
Malaysia
Malaysia Malaysia MY
12.21K 0.95
57
Greece
Greece Greece GR
11.49K 3.07
58
Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam VN
11.28K 0.31
59
Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia TN
10.67K 2.4
60
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AE
10.63K 2.74
61
Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait KW
10.18K 5.76
62
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
9.7K 3.57
63
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
9.23K 3.72
64
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
8.34K 4.48
65
Panama
Panama Panama PA
7.74K 4.76
66
Croatia
Croatia Croatia HR
7.74K 5.44
67
Algeria
Algeria Algeria DZ
7.33K 0.44
68
Latvia
Latvia Latvia LV
7.08K 10.31
69
Qatar
Qatar Qatar QA
6.86K 6.3
70
Honduras
Honduras Honduras HN
6.81K 1.75
71
Moldova
Moldova Moldova MD
6.29K 6.72
72
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
6.18K 4.45
73
Thailand
Thailand Thailand TH
6.17K 0.24
74
Peru
Peru Peru PE
6.13K 0.5
75
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
5.94K 0.14
76
Iraq
Iraq Iraq IQ
5.71K 0.4
77
Libya
Libya Libya LY
5.08K 1.9
78
Estonia
Estonia Estonia EE
4.98K 9.98
79
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
4.84K 6.26
80
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
4.8K 1.94
81
Jordan
Jordan Jordan JO
4.64K 1.11
82
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
4.57K 1.11
83
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
4.33K 6.48
84
Syria
Syria Syria SY
3.82K 0.44
85
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
3.62K 1.4
86
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
3.59K 1.96
87
Venezuela
Venezuela Venezuela VE
3.53K 0.34
88
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
3.2K 2.98
89
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
3.07K 0.46
90
Mongolia
Mongolia Mongolia MN
3.05K 2.44
91
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TM
2.93K 1.09
92
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
2.84K 0.34
93
Albania
Albania Albania AL
2.79K 2.72
94
Oman
Oman Oman OM
2.7K 1.46
95
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
2.7K 7.99
96
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh BD
2.58K 0.04
97
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
2.5K 0.38
98
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
2.48K 17.5
99
Yemen
Yemen Yemen YE
2.47K 0.17
100
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Ethiopia ET
2.33K 0.05
101
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
2.31K 1.1
102
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
2.21K 0.37
103
Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda RW
1.92K 0.38
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
1.88K 1.61
105
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
1.87K 0.25
106
Bhutan
Bhutan Bhutan BT
1.72K 5.98
107
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
1.66K 3.37
108
Senegal
Senegal Senegal SN
1.58K 0.24
109
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
1.51K 6.23
110
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
1.42K 6.16
111
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
1.42K 0.32
112
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Nicaragua NI
1.33K 0.54
113
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
1.29K 0.01
114
Namibia
Namibia Namibia NA
1.27K 1.18
115
Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica JM
1.16K 1.12
116
French Polynesia
French Polynesia French Polynesia PF
1.13K 10.96
117
Angola
Angola Angola AO
1.1K 0.08
118
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
1.03K 5.35
119
Bahamas
Bahamas Bahamas BS
983.42 6.75
120
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
938.52 2.02
121
Paraguay
Paraguay Paraguay PY
911.7 0.36
122
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
890.52 0.11
123
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
813.8 0.35
124
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT
750.82 1.37
125
Botswana
Botswana Botswana BW
708.86 0.78
126
Macau
Macau Macau MO
694.72 2.67
127
New Caledonia
New Caledonia New Caledonia NC
621.71 5.88
128
Guinea
Guinea Guinea GN
606.72 0.12
129
Malta
Malta Malta MT
539.17 2.77
130
Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia KH
528.3 0.08
131
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
522.38 0.05
132
DR Congo
DR Congo DR Congo CD
509.11 0.01
133
Gabon
Gabon Gabon GA
393.03 0.43
134
Ghana
Ghana Ghana GH
326.02 0.03
135
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PG
321.13 0.08
136
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
319.1 3.1
137
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
304.28 0.02
138
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
300 0.3
139
Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique MZ
288.6 0.02
140
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
276.31 3.49
141
Congo
Congo Congo CG
253.03 0.11
142
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
234.28 0.52
143
Cameroon
Cameroon Cameroon CM
229.03 0.02
144
Suriname
Suriname Suriname SR
222.21 0.97
145
Tonga
Tonga Tonga TO
214.64 5.62
146
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
196.92 4.22
147
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
196.65 1.03
148
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJ
174.99 0.05
149
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
147.6 4.33
150
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
120.64 0.4
151
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
107.09 2.51
152
Belize
Belize Belize BZ
104.85 0.7
153
Laos
Laos Laos LA
94.61 0.03
154
Djibouti
Djibouti Djibouti DJ
89.29 0.21
155
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LC
74.43 1.14
156
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
72.36 0.09
157
Malawi
Malawi Malawi MW
69.37 0.01
158
Haiti
Haiti Haiti HT
65.29 0.02
159
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Vanuatu VU
54.48 0.47
160
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SB
43.85 0.15
161
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SL
39.8 0.01
162
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
38.59 1.04
163
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
37.35 2.19
164
Kiribati
Kiribati Kiribati KI
32.62 0.67
165
Liberia
Liberia Liberia LR
31.36 0.02
166
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste TL
29.55 0.06
167
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MH
15.69 1.11
168
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ST
14.29 0.17
169
Nauru
Nauru Nauru NR
7.77 1.79
170
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Tuvalu TV
6.8 1.9
171
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GW
4.05 0.01
172
Madagascar
Madagascar Madagascar MG
2.07 0
173
Comoros
Comoros Comoros KM
1.99 0.01
174
Micronesia
Micronesia Micronesia FM
1.82 0.04
175
Nepal
Nepal Nepal NP
0 0

The United States Leads Total Butter Food Supply

The United States recorded the largest increase in butter of cow milk food supply between 2022 and 2023, adding 94,014 tonnes, or 10.6 percent, to reach 982,753 tonnes. Türkiye increased by 28,459 tonnes (27.4 percent), while Iran added 26,975 tonnes (16.4 percent). Poland rose by 13,332 tonnes (6.9 percent), and Mexico by 9,756 tonnes (24.4 percent). In contrast, the Netherlands fell by 36,845 tonnes (30.5 percent), Egypt declined by 13,715 tonnes (17.9 percent), and Denmark decreased by 11,751 tonnes (23.4 percent). Across the 175 countries and areas with values in both years, the listed total rose from 5,601,235 tonnes in 2022 to 5,702,873 tonnes in 2023, an increase of about 1.8 percent.

Changes in Butter Food Supply Since 2019

From 2019 to 2023, the listed total for the 175 countries and areas with values in both years increased from 5,543,192 to 5,702,873 tonnes, a rise of about 2.9 percent. The United States added 61,671 tonnes, while China increased by 57,638 tonnes and Brazil by 40,621 tonnes. Russia and Poland each recorded increases of about 26,800 tonnes. Türkiye had the largest absolute decline among the countries highlighted, falling by 110,961 tonnes (45.6 percent). Myanmar's supply fell by 33,121 tonnes (64.4 percent), the larger percentage decline of the two. Cuba had a 2019 value of 1,124 tonnes but no reported values for the following years, so it is absent from the 2019-2023 common-year comparison.

Butter Food Supply per Person

Bahrain recorded the highest per-person food supply in 2023 at 23.24 grams per person per day, followed by France at 22.36 grams and Ireland at 19.42 grams. Denmark ranked next at 17.75 grams, narrowly ahead of Belgium at 17.71 grams. Iceland recorded 17.50 grams, while Germany reached 15.21 grams. The United States led in total volume but did not rank among the ten highest countries by the per-person measure. These rankings differ because total tonnage reflects the overall quantity reported, whereas the per-person figure adjusts the measure for population.

What the Data Measures

Cow-milk butter for human consumption is recorded in tonnes and daily grams per person for each reporting country over 2019-2023. Annual totals sum reporting countries only.

Nepal fell to a reported zero in 2023 from 65.19 tonnes in 2022, and Ghana reported 326.02 tonnes in 2023 after zeros in 2021 and 2022. The dataset distinguishes reported zeros from missing values. A reported zero is retained as supplied by FAO, while a blank indicates that no value is available for that year. Large changes, including a fall from a substantial reported quantity to zero, should not automatically be interpreted as proof that the food was no longer available.

Butter of Cow Milk Consumption by Country

#
Country
2019 (t)
2019 (g/cap/d)
2020 (t)
2020 (g/cap/d)
2021 (t)
2021 (g/cap/d)
2022 (t)
2022 (g/cap/d)
2023 (t)
2023 (g/cap/d)
1
United States
United States
921.08K 7.47 947.29K 7.65 950.52K 7.66 888.74K 7.13 982.75K 7.84
2
France
France
541.24K 22.56 523.83K 21.78 521.58K 21.62 535.26K 22.13 542.18K 22.36
3
Germany
Germany
499.1K 16.36 533.28K 17.47 513.87K 16.82 464.15K 15.12 469.39K 15.21
4
Russia
Russia
377.84K 7.06 380.17K 7.12 399.86K 7.51 414.05K 7.79 404.71K 7.62
5
Poland
Poland
181.05K 12.98 201.71K 14.48 203.48K 14.66 194.53K 13.88 207.87K 14.69
6
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
201.29K 8.22 217.75K 8.86 219.02K 8.87 213.69K 8.59 204.77K 8.17
7
China
China
142.88K 0.27 174.03K 0.33 192.16K 0.37 203K 0.39 200.51K 0.39
8
Iran
Iran
200.76K 6.32 206.58K 6.45 205.28K 6.36 164.05K 5.02 191.03K 5.78
9
Brazil
Brazil
113.03K 1.49 113.47K 1.49 115.3K 1.51 148.45K 1.93 153.65K 1.99
10
Canada
Canada
137.94K 10 140.08K 10.05 138.34K 9.86 138.38K 9.77 144.88K 10.1
11
Türkiye
Türkiye
243.1K 7.8 130.02K 4.14 119.2K 3.77 103.68K 3.26 132.14K 4.15
12
Italy
Italy
116.13K 5.29 108.96K 4.98 116.75K 5.36 118.24K 5.43 117.61K 5.42
13
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
93.49K 7.77 97.56K 7.96 100.98K 8.08 103.38K 8.11 107.81K 8.28
14
Australia
Australia
93.82K 10.09 94.73K 10.08 91.26K 9.63 102.29K 10.7 97.14K 10.06
15
South Korea
South Korea
73.02K 3.86 83.16K 4.39 90.7K 4.79 94.22K 4.99 94.63K 5.01
16
Netherlands
Netherlands
87.54K 13.67 95.77K 14.88 116.32K 17.97 120.98K 18.51 84.13K 12.74
17
Belgium
Belgium
91.18K 21.74 95.84K 22.75 75.21K 17.81 77.17K 18.16 75.72K 17.71
18
Spain
Spain
61.03K 3.52 64.91K 3.73 65.22K 3.74 69.83K 4 73.68K 4.21
19
Egypt
Egypt
66.91K 1.7 76.7K 1.92 74.1K 1.83 76.74K 1.87 63.03K 1.51
20
Belarus
Belarus
48.82K 14.18 51.37K 15.05 42.56K 12.6 48.65K 14.53 50K 15.03
21
Mexico
Mexico
28.59K 0.62 47.62K 1.03 40.09K 0.86 40.06K 0.85 49.82K 1.05
22
Sweden
Sweden
50.95K 13.58 52.12K 13.79 51.57K 13.57 51.7K 13.51 49.02K 12.73
23
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
48.12K 12.49 52.87K 13.73 51.16K 13.31 47.06K 12.08 47.3K 11.99
24
Switzerland
Switzerland
42.69K 13.64 47.22K 14.97 43.28K 13.62 45.56K 14.2 47.04K 14.53
25
Austria
Austria
46.53K 14.35 48.78K 14.98 47.95K 14.65 45.6K 13.78 45.92K 13.78
26
Ukraine
Ukraine
57.79K 3.52 57.57K 3.53 66.01K 4.08 42.04K 2.81 43.47K 3.16
27
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
35.31K 9.57 40.96K 11.02 40.74K 10.9 42.01K 11.18 41.87K 11.12
28
Tanzania
Tanzania
30.49K 1.41 34.44K 1.55 35.77K 1.56 39.4K 1.67 41.57K 1.71
29
Morocco
Morocco
51.86K 3.92 53.04K 3.97 51.94K 3.85 44.83K 3.29 41.37K 3.01
30
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
29.73K 2.67 40.12K 3.55 41.96K 3.67 45.17K 3.85 40.83K 3.36
31
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
36.85K 2.67 36.43K 2.55 38.57K 2.64 38.44K 2.6 39.03K 2.58
32
Denmark
Denmark
39.42K 18.58 39.78K 18.69 45.21K 21.15 50.28K 23.34 38.53K 17.75
33
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
21.84K 3.11 32.02K 4.5 27.46K 3.81 29.77K 4.07 38.15K 5.14
34
Ireland
Ireland
11.17K 6.2 9.69K 5.33 16.94K 9.23 42.83K 22.97 36.84K 19.42
35
Chile
Chile
30.53K 4.36 32.96K 4.66 33.67K 4.74 30.11K 4.22 31.6K 4.4
36
Portugal
Portugal
24.29K 6.43 25.41K 6.71 22.97K 6.06 27.42K 7.21 28.37K 7.45
37
Romania
Romania
21.73K 3.05 25.42K 3.59 26.31K 3.74 25.32K 3.62 27.34K 3.92
38
Finland
Finland
27.79K 13.79 28.34K 14.04 25.85K 12.78 28K 13.77 26.93K 13.17
39
Colombia
Colombia
21.81K 1.2 21.71K 1.17 21.38K 1.14 23.61K 1.25 23.44K 1.23
40
Niger
Niger
21.41K 2.56 22.79K 2.63 21.51K 2.4 22.02K 2.38 22.05K 2.31
41
Slovakia
Slovakia
22.65K 11.38 26.75K 13.43 25.1K 12.63 24.99K 12.51 21.44K 10.64
42
New Zealand
New Zealand
36.57K 20.08 50.28K 27.17 46.15K 24.76 29.2K 15.59 20.54K 10.88
43
Kenya
Kenya
17.1K 0.92 17.02K 0.89 19.04K 0.98 19.87K 1 19.74K 0.98
44
Taiwan
Taiwan
17.5K 2.03 16.47K 1.91 17.9K 2.08 18.99K 2.22 18.6K 2.19
45
Myanmar
Myanmar
51.43K 2.68 18.29K 0.94 18.21K 0.93 18.11K 0.92 18.31K 0.93
46
Argentina
Argentina
20.8K 1.27 21.59K 1.31 26.33K 1.59 21.73K 1.31 16.62K 1
47
Indonesia
Indonesia
17.15K 0.17 11.76K 0.12 12.21K 0.12 18.26K 0.18 16.48K 0.16
48
Norway
Norway
16.66K 8.53 15.54K 7.92 15.6K 7.9 17.28K 8.68 16.41K 8.14
49
South Africa
South Africa
15.87K 0.73 20.69K 0.94 17.56K 0.78 16.84K 0.74 15.17K 0.66
50
Hungary
Hungary
14.32K 4.02 14.48K 4.07 15K 4.23 14.65K 4.14 14.56K 4.12
51
Israel
Israel
11.51K 3.64 17.33K 5.39 12.89K 3.95 11.31K 3.4 14.19K 4.2
52
Bahrain
Bahrain
4.56K 8.41 6.72K 12.42 12.18K 22.22 12K 21.44 13.31K 23.24
53
Lithuania
Lithuania
15.04K 14.75 14.03K 13.75 10.98K 10.76 13.5K 13.13 13.27K 12.74
54
Nigeria
Nigeria
13.91K 0.18 14.44K 0.18 12.83K 0.16 13.2K 0.16 12.84K 0.15
55
Uruguay
Uruguay
6.97K 5.62 8.92K 7.19 8.07K 6.51 6.09K 4.92 12.81K 10.36
56
Malaysia
Malaysia
16.58K 1.36 8.45K 0.68 8.97K 0.72 20.09K 1.59 12.21K 0.95
57
Greece
Greece
10.47K 2.68 9.75K 2.5 10.13K 2.62 9.42K 2.48 11.49K 3.07
58
Vietnam
Vietnam
4.18K 0.12 3.99K 0.11 3.91K 0.11 9.82K 0.27 11.28K 0.31
59
Tunisia
Tunisia
9.24K 2.13 8.87K 2.03 7.67K 1.74 8.66K 1.96 10.67K 2.4
60
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
9.13K 2.67 17.52K 5.08 18.36K 5.14 12.65K 3.38 10.63K 2.74
61
Kuwait
Kuwait
10.11K 6.23 9.86K 6.14 9.99K 6.28 9.52K 5.68 10.18K 5.76
62
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
9.92K 3.63 8.13K 2.97 10.19K 3.73 10.39K 3.81 9.7K 3.57
63
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8.94K 3.51 9.62K 3.8 9.68K 3.86 9.13K 3.66 9.23K 3.72
64
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
7.91K 4.34 7.85K 4.27 7.08K 3.83 8.34K 4.5 8.34K 4.48
65
Panama
Panama
8.06K 5.22 6.83K 4.36 7.8K 4.92 7.66K 4.77 7.74K 4.76
66
Croatia
Croatia
6.8K 4.68 5.88K 4.07 7.64K 5.33 7.42K 5.2 7.74K 5.44
67
Algeria
Algeria
11.56K 0.73 8.14K 0.51 8.73K 0.53 6.83K 0.41 7.33K 0.44
68
Latvia
Latvia
6.75K 9.66 7.25K 10.44 7.36K 10.69 6.35K 9.25 7.08K 10.31
69
Qatar
Qatar
5.38K 5.27 6.04K 5.9 6.25K 6.09 9.49K 8.99 6.86K 6.3
70
Honduras
Honduras
6.55K 1.8 6.22K 1.68 6.44K 1.72 7.29K 1.91 6.81K 1.75
71
Moldova
Moldova
5.72K 6 6.54K 6.97 7.45K 8.09 6.34K 6.83 6.29K 6.72
72
Georgia
Georgia
4.77K 3.44 4.81K 3.47 4.98K 3.6 6.07K 4.38 6.18K 4.45
73
Thailand
Thailand
4.54K 0.17 14.62K 0.56 6.27K 0.24 6.8K 0.26 6.17K 0.24
74
Peru
Peru
6.48K 0.55 7.54K 0.63 6.58K 0.54 6.2K 0.51 6.13K 0.5
75
Philippines
Philippines
7.05K 0.17 4.34K 0.11 6.57K 0.16 8.12K 0.2 5.94K 0.14
76
Iraq
Iraq
6.52K 0.51 5.27K 0.4 5.18K 0.38 5.2K 0.38 5.71K 0.4
77
Libya
Libya
1.77K 0.7 3.31K 1.29 2.96K 1.14 5.1K 1.94 5.08K 1.9
78
Estonia
Estonia
5.37K 11.09 5.45K 11.22 4.46K 9.18 5.09K 10.32 4.98K 9.98
79
Slovenia
Slovenia
4.35K 5.72 4.48K 5.84 4.21K 5.46 4.1K 5.3 4.84K 6.26
80
Serbia
Serbia
4.66K 1.83 4.31K 1.71 3.65K 1.46 4.32K 1.74 4.8K 1.94
81
Jordan
Jordan
5.52K 1.42 5.1K 1.28 5.49K 1.36 4.79K 1.16 4.64K 1.11
82
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
4.04K 1.02 4.64K 1.15 4.63K 1.14 4.74K 1.16 4.57K 1.11
83
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5.83K 8.42 6.8K 9.95 5.77K 8.53 5.54K 8.25 4.33K 6.48
84
Syria
Syria
4.19K 0.56 5.01K 0.65 4.29K 0.54 4.49K 0.55 3.82K 0.44
85
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1.95K 0.82 3.26K 1.34 4.48K 1.8 4.07K 1.6 3.62K 1.4
86
Mauritania
Mauritania
1.29K 0.79 2.42K 1.44 2.46K 1.42 2.75K 1.54 3.59K 1.96
87
Venezuela
Venezuela
190.32 0.02 387.34 0.04 2.9K 0.28 3.33K 0.32 3.53K 0.34
88
Armenia
Armenia
3.96K 3.74 4.84K 4.58 2.88K 2.75 1.37K 1.3 3.2K 2.98
89
Guatemala
Guatemala
2.54K 0.41 2.6K 0.41 2.87K 0.45 2.79K 0.43 3.07K 0.46
90
Mongolia
Mongolia
2.08K 1.76 3.82K 3.18 2.27K 1.87 5.02K 4.06 3.05K 2.44
91
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3.71K 1.49 4.03K 1.59 4.08K 1.58 2.82K 1.07 2.93K 1.09
92
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2.84K 0.35 3.02K 0.37 3.1K 0.37 2.92K 0.35 2.84K 0.34
93
Albania
Albania
4.37K 4.15 3.88K 3.7 3.45K 3.31 3.12K 3.02 2.79K 2.72
94
Oman
Oman
9.54K 5.69 9.57K 5.79 8.18K 4.98 1.63K 0.94 2.7K 1.46
95
Fiji
Fiji
2K 5.99 1.86K 5.57 2.5K 7.47 2.77K 8.25 2.7K 7.99
96
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2.1K 0.03 2.18K 0.04 2.22K 0.04 2.26K 0.04 2.58K 0.04
97
Ecuador
Ecuador
2.24K 0.35 2.16K 0.34 2.31K 0.36 2.41K 0.37 2.5K 0.38
98
Iceland
Iceland
2.35K 17.84 2.39K 17.84 2.18K 15.99 2.36K 16.99 2.48K 17.5
99
Yemen
Yemen
205.71 0.02 556.03 0.04 2.36K 0.17 1.35K 0.1 2.47K 0.17
100
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
2.25K 0.05 3.04K 0.07 2.17K 0.05 2.24K 0.05 2.33K 0.05
101
Lebanon
Lebanon
4.54K 2.15 2.04K 0.98 1.66K 0.79 1.88K 0.89 2.31K 1.1
102
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2.14K 0.38 2.07K 0.37 2.12K 0.37 2.15K 0.37 2.21K 0.37
103
Rwanda
Rwanda
1.82K 0.39 2.1K 0.44 1.99K 0.41 1.91K 0.38 1.92K 0.38
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.83K 1.5 1.85K 1.53 1.85K 1.56 1.64K 1.4 1.88K 1.61
105
Zambia
Zambia
1.45K 0.21 1.42K 0.2 1.71K 0.24 1.92K 0.26 1.87K 0.25
106
Bhutan
Bhutan
2.13K 7.62 2.1K 7.46 1.93K 6.82 1.51K 5.29 1.72K 5.98
107
Cyprus
Cyprus
2.11K 4.48 1.95K 4.11 1.54K 3.2 1.58K 3.26 1.66K 3.37
108
Senegal
Senegal
1.65K 0.28 1.64K 0.27 1.59K 0.25 1.74K 0.27 1.58K 0.24
109
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1.74K 7.67 1.45K 6.3 1.37K 5.85 1.45K 6.09 1.51K 6.23
110
Montenegro
Montenegro
1.17K 5.23 1.09K 4.91 1.23K 5.58 1.29K 5.74 1.42K 6.16
111
Bolivia
Bolivia
1.47K 0.35 1.52K 0.35 1.49K 0.34 1.46K 0.33 1.42K 0.32
112
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1.02K 0.43 1.23K 0.51 1.13K 0.46 1.24K 0.5 1.33K 0.54
113
Pakistan
Pakistan
1.25K 0.01 1.13K 0.01 1.32K 0.02 1.25K 0.01 1.29K 0.01
114
Namibia
Namibia
1.18K 1.22 2.32K 2.32 2.54K 2.47 1.39K 1.32 1.27K 1.18
115
Jamaica
Jamaica
1.27K 1.23 795.06 0.77 967.63 0.93 1.25K 1.21 1.16K 1.12
116
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
1.09K 10.71 1.16K 11.37 1.22K 11.89 1.17K 11.41 1.13K 10.96
117
Angola
Angola
1.39K 0.12 1.17K 0.1 1.57K 0.12 964.99 0.07 1.1K 0.08
118
Maldives
Maldives
935.29 5.25 515.8 2.81 1.77K 9.41 873.05 4.56 1.03K 5.35
119
Bahamas
Bahamas
613.37 4.26 517.87 3.58 821.36 5.68 719.47 4.96 983.42 6.75
120
Mauritius
Mauritius
1.04K 2.21 823.84 1.76 651.7 1.4 1.11K 2.38 938.52 2.02
121
Paraguay
Paraguay
244.47 0.1 97.82 0.04 0 0 22.34 0.01 911.7 0.36
122
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
782.79 0.1 1.51K 0.19 2K 0.25 1.27K 0.15 890.52 0.11
123
El Salvador
El Salvador
728.44 0.32 958.93 0.42 1.16K 0.51 796.21 0.35 813.8 0.35
124
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
800.62 1.48 493.71 0.91 494.14 0.91 396.97 0.73 750.82 1.37
125
Botswana
Botswana
488.87 0.57 614.6 0.71 696.79 0.79 693.35 0.78 708.86 0.78
126
Macau
Macau
632.71 2.58 450.56 1.81 596.01 2.35 536.95 2.09 694.72 2.67
127
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
544.96 5.26 724.41 6.98 555.47 5.34 523.81 5 621.71 5.88
128
Guinea
Guinea
672.18 0.14 628.19 0.13 662.33 0.13 715.16 0.14 606.72 0.12
129
Malta
Malta
568.55 3.09 514.65 2.72 422.75 2.21 586.08 3.04 539.17 2.77
130
Cambodia
Cambodia
552.48 0.09 460.07 0.08 331.69 0.05 443.13 0.07 528.3 0.08
131
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
510.63 0.05 631.96 0.06 719.78 0.07 762.07 0.07 522.38 0.05
132
DR Congo
DR Congo
550.51 0.02 252.44 0.01 325.23 0.01 777.26 0.02 509.11 0.01
133
Gabon
Gabon
224.71 0.27 420.92 0.5 423.15 0.49 477.06 0.54 393.03 0.43
134
Ghana
Ghana
724.41 0.06 521.63 0.04 0 0 0 0 326.02 0.03
135
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
342.81 0.1 292.37 0.08 1.37K 0.38 361.3 0.1 321.13 0.08
136
Barbados
Barbados
272.35 2.65 193.68 1.88 291.26 2.83 368.34 3.57 319.1 3.1
137
Uganda
Uganda
442.84 0.03 265.79 0.02 1.41K 0.08 331.81 0.02 304.28 0.02
138
Gambia
Gambia
173.2 0.19 195 0.21 123.11 0.13 45.55 0.05 300 0.3
139
Mozambique
Mozambique
266.76 0.02 319.64 0.03 314.49 0.03 315.61 0.03 288.6 0.02
140
Samoa
Samoa
431.56 5.64 260.66 3.37 420.36 5.39 232.2 2.96 276.31 3.49
141
Congo
Congo
156.07 0.08 194.87 0.09 152.28 0.07 484.54 0.22 253.03 0.11
142
Eswatini
Eswatini
312.94 0.73 254.56 0.58 261.15 0.59 225.02 0.51 234.28 0.52
143
Cameroon
Cameroon
248.56 0.03 220.22 0.02 356.02 0.04 96.95 0.01 229.03 0.02
144
Suriname
Suriname
80.26 0.36 270.83 1.21 310.37 1.38 244.34 1.07 222.21 0.97
145
Tonga
Tonga
246.4 6.39 278.18 7.21 271.98 7.06 268.82 7.01 214.64 5.62
146
Seychelles
Seychelles
136.74 3.18 156.96 3.57 121.34 2.7 138.62 3.03 196.92 4.22
147
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
179.17 0.95 110 0.59 96.82 0.51 173.17 0.91 196.65 1.03
148
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
135.85 0.04 291.04 0.08 288.44 0.08 190.11 0.05 174.99 0.05
149
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
100 3 100 2.98 140.24 4.16 162.38 4.79 147.6 4.33
150
Guyana
Guyana
61.36 0.21 78.62 0.27 46.62 0.16 86.69 0.29 120.64 0.4
151
Grenada
Grenada
45.47 1.07 51.47 1.21 65.36 1.53 81.28 1.9 107.09 2.51
152
Belize
Belize
109.85 0.78 62.78 0.44 150.59 1.04 99.66 0.68 104.85 0.7
153
Laos
Laos
24.54 0.01 21.38 0.01 22.64 0.01 125.8 0.05 94.61 0.03
154
Djibouti
Djibouti
145.62 0.37 180.37 0.45 150.93 0.37 94.94 0.23 89.29 0.21
155
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
172.22 2.66 77.31 1.19 84.63 1.3 98.21 1.51 74.43 1.14
156
Lesotho
Lesotho
0 0 27.14 0.03 17.04 0.02 17.17 0.02 72.36 0.09
157
Malawi
Malawi
58.45 0.01 112.25 0.02 91.52 0.01 23.15 0 69.37 0.01
158
Haiti
Haiti
485.05 0.12 153.53 0.04 106.55 0.03 86.36 0.02 65.29 0.02
159
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
58.21 0.55 45.2 0.41 39.17 0.35 61.32 0.54 54.48 0.47
160
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
53.57 0.2 53.78 0.2 43.16 0.16 43.56 0.15 43.85 0.15
161
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
12.77 0 43.67 0.02 68.75 0.02 26.93 0.01 39.8 0.01
162
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
37.06 0.97 20.05 0.53 30.48 0.81 30.97 0.83 38.59 1.04
163
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19.97 1.17 13.27 0.78 17.25 1.01 23.55 1.38 37.35 2.19
164
Kiribati
Kiribati
6.16 0.14 49.31 1.07 61.01 1.3 12.49 0.26 32.62 0.67
165
Liberia
Liberia
28.93 0.02 64.89 0.03 832.5 0.43 33.25 0.02 31.36 0.02
166
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
23.08 0.05 51.7 0.11 56.91 0.12 109.15 0.22 29.55 0.06
167
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
8.63 0.54 10.95 0.7 11.57 0.77 13.32 0.91 15.69 1.11
168
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
20.75 0.27 10.89 0.14 16.25 0.2 13.26 0.16 14.29 0.17
169
Nauru
Nauru
24.43 5.78 18.12 4.26 10.94 2.56 5.17 1.2 7.77 1.79
170
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
6.41 1.66 12.64 3.33 5.31 1.43 11.57 3.17 6.8 1.9
171
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
7.58 0.01 11.58 0.02 13.85 0.02 20.84 0.03 4.05 0.01
172
Madagascar
Madagascar
9.76 0 35.76 0 8.41 0 21.17 0 2.07 0
173
Comoros
Comoros
15.59 0.05 16.47 0.06 35.95 0.12 6.07 0.02 1.99 0.01
174
Micronesia
Micronesia
2.98 0.07 1.82 0.05 6.31 0.15 1.58 0.04 1.82 0.04
175
Nepal
Nepal
172.2 0.02 133.61 0.01 80.32 0.01 65.19 0.01 0 0
176
Cuba
Cuba
1.12K 0.28 - - - - - - - -

Methodology

FAO Supply Utilization Accounts report butter of cow milk food supply in tonnes under element 5141 and in grams per person per day under element 665. This page covers the 2019-2023 period. Annual totals sum the reporting countries and areas with a value for the relevant year; aggregate rows are excluded. Year-to-year comparisons include only countries and areas with values in both comparison years. Percentage changes use the earlier year's value as the base and are not calculated when that value is zero. Reported zeros are retained, while blank cells indicate missing values. These figures describe food available for human consumption and should not be interpreted as direct measurements of the amount people actually ate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country had the largest butter of cow milk food supply in 2023?

The United States ranked first with 982,753 tonnes in 2023, representing about 17.2 percent of the annual listed total in the same listed table that year.

Which country ranked highest for butter food supply per person?

Bahrain ranked first at 23.24 grams per person per day, followed by France at 22.36 grams and Ireland at 19.42 grams per day in the same table.

How did butter food supply change worldwide from 2022 to 2023?

Across the 175 countries and areas with values in both years, the listed total increased from 5,601,235 to 5,702,873 tonnes, a rise of about 1.8 percent over the comparison period.

Which country had the largest decline by tonnage between 2019 and 2023?

Türkiye recorded the largest absolute decline among the countries highlighted in this comparison, falling by 110,961 tonnes, or 45.6 percent, across the five years between 2019 and 2023.

Do these figures show how much butter people actually ate?

No. FAO's food supply figures measure the butter available for human consumption in the reference year, not the quantity actually eaten by individual people, so intake is not directly shown.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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