In 2023, India churned a total of over 6.7 million metric tons of butter, making it the top butter producing country of the year. The European Union came second, where around 2.1 million metric tons of butter was produced.
Butter consumption in Germany
One of the countries within the European Union that consumes a considerable amount of butter each year is Germany. In 2022, Germans consumed an estimated total of about 450 thousand metric tons of butter. In terms of consumption per capita, this translates to over five kilograms of butter per German consumer per year.
Cow milk in the EU
Not only is the European Union known for producing an abundance of butter each year, the region is also responsible for great quantities of cow milk. In 2023, the EU-27 produced 143 million metric tons of cow milk, which was approximately 37 percent more than what the United States produced that same year.
Major butter producing countries worldwide in 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Butter production in thousand metric tons
India
6,750
EU-27
2,100
United States
955
New Zealand
510
Russia
280
Mexico
245
United Kingdom
215
Belarus
125
Canada
125
China
110
Brazil
81
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