EU-27: Butter production
This page contains the European Butter production data, both in tables and charts.
The table offers as well the possibility to:
- consult the monthly volumes and changes, by clicking on the years in the column headers,
- access to the DairySheets by clicking on the names of the Member States of the EU.
The charts display:
- a breakdown of the Butter production by Member States
- the monthly and average daily Butter production,
- the year-over-year changes of Butter production in the major EU Players,
- the yearly Butter production of the last seven years,
- the Butter production with rolling year
The balance sheet of Butter completes the information.
From the Eurostat Handbook: definition of "Butter"
A product with a milk fat content of not less than 80 % and less than 90 %, a maximum water content of 16 % and a maximum dry non-fat milk-material content of 2 %. Includes also butter which contains small amounts of herbs, spices, aromatic substances, etc. on the condition that the product retains the characteristics of butter.
UE-27: Production of Butter (Tons) | ||||||||||||||
COUNTRY | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | Var % | Period | ||||
Austria | 36.540 | 38.110 | 36.670 | 34.380 | 33.460 | 31.180 | 8.550 | 8.650 (e) | +1,2% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Belgium | 111.960 | 122.590 | 109.650 | 107.830 | 119.810 | 127.790 | 32.880 | 31.340 (e) | -4,7% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Bulgaria | 1.060 | 1.030 | 1.040 | 1.190 | 1.060 | 960 | 250 | 260 | +4,0% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Croatia | 4.580 | 5.040 | 4.520 | 4.750 | 3.730 | 3.920 | 840 | 930 (e) | +10,7% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Czech Republic | 26.170 | 26.950 | 25.780 | 25.330 | 24.470 | 25.960 | 6.520 | 6.480 | -0,6% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Denmark | 74.700 | 72.700 | 81.500 | 85.100 | 95.900 | 87.600 | 25.400 | 27.200 (e) | +7,1% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Estonia | 5.200 | 5.000 | 3.900 | 4.400 | 4.600 | 3.600 | 1.000 | 1.000 (e) | 0,0% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Finland | 60.900 | 62.690 | 58.750 | 57.040 | 57.880 | 57.320 | 15.560 | 14.940 | -4,0% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
France | 414.230 | 413.100 | 407.620 | 408.630 | 403.580 | 397.860 | 109.010 | 107.620 (e) | -1,3% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Germany | 497.104 | 506.436 | 471.057 | 472.574 | 480.466 | 480.954 | 127.711 | 136.492 | +6,9% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Greece | 1.200 | 1.450 | 1.660 | 2.160 | 2.360 | 2.150 | 530 | 550 (e) | +3,8% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Hungary | 8.630 | 9.200 | 9.230 | 9.280 | 8.450 | 12.130 | 3.300 | 2.990 | -9,4% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Ireland | 251.070 | 264.720 | 275.600 | 269.190 | 273.150 | 267.590 | 39.220 | 38.630 | -1,5% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Italy | 96.200 | 94.010 | 98.470 | 100.510 | 98.510 | 104.180 | 26.400 | 26.400 (e) | 0,0% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Latvia | 3.280 | 3.370 | 3.100 | 2.580 | 3.200 | 3.250 | 830 | 830 (e) | 0,0% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Lithuania | 14.430 | 15.050 | 10.750 | 11.110 | 13.990 | 12.200 | 3.570 | 3.440 | -3,6% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Luxembourg | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||
Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Netherlands | 136.400 | 133.500 | 137.700 | 138.300 | 125.500 | 118.900 | 33.100 | 29.900 (e) | -9,7% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Poland | 224.610 | 243.300 | 231.410 | 243.070 | 264.450 | 257.580 | 67.840 | 67.430 | -0,6% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Portugal | 30.490 | 31.820 | 30.730 | 27.450 | 31.520 | 32.020 | 8.510 | 8.080 | -5,1% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Romania | 10.670 | 12.170 | 11.190 | 10.480 | 10.970 | 11.950 | 2.830 | 3.220 (e) | +13,8% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Slovakia | 9.900 | 11.050 | 10.610 | 10.330 | 9.180 | 9.560 | 2.440 | 2.580 | +5,7% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Slovenia | 2.560 | 2.620 | 2.470 | 2.260 | 2.250 | 2.290 | 540 | 530 | -1,9% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Spain | 45.679 | 43.500 | 34.070 | 25.470 | 19.850 | 15.980 | 4.860 | 6.770 | +39,3% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
Sweden | 17.170 | 17.510 | 17.950 | 20.060 | 22.480 | 20.680 | 6.010 | 5.940 (e) | -1,2% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
TOTAL EU-27 | 2.084.733 | 2.136.916 | 2.075.427 | 2.073.474 | 2.110.816 | 2.087.604 | 527.701 | 532.202 (e) | +0,9% | Jan - Mar '25 | ||||
y-o-y % | +2,5% | -2,9% | -0,1% | +1,8% | -1,1% | |||||||||
(e) estimated data (c) confidential data NOTE:The countries highlighted in yellow indicate the presence of some confidential data which are not considered in the total calculation of productions. Source: Eurostat, BLE, ISTAT, Stimato CLAL |
Rolling year: for each month the chart visualizes the production in that month plus the production of the previous 11 months. With this method is always considered the total production in a time window of 12 months, so it is possible to identify the trend without the effect of seasonality.
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