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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | Var % | Period | ||||
Austria | 36.650 | 36.980 | 36.540 | 38.110 | 36.670 | 34.380 | 25.960 | 25.990 | +0,1% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Belgium | 64.600 | 64.240 | 111.960 | 122.590 | 109.650 | 107.830 | 79.940 | 90.160 | +12,8% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Bulgaria | 1.010 | 1.110 | 1.060 | 1.030 | 1.040 | 1.190 | 930 | 810 | -12,9% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Croatia | 4.680 | 4.330 | 4.580 | 5.040 | 4.520 | 4.750 | 3.480 | 2.790 | -19,8% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Czech Republic | 25.790 | 23.810 | 26.170 | 26.950 | 25.780 | 25.330 | 20.710 | 19.870 | -4,1% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Denmark | 57.000 | 74.000 | 74.700 | 72.700 | 81.500 | 85.100 | 65.700 | 79.200 | +20,5% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Estonia | 4.300 | 4.900 | 5.200 | 5.000 | 3.900 | 4.400 | 3.600 | 3.900 | +8,3% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Finland | 61.770 | 59.900 | 60.900 | 62.690 | 58.750 | 57.040 | 48.050 | 48.950 | +1,9% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
France | 411.980 | 420.280 | 414.230 | 413.100 | 407.620 | 404.450 | 305.270 | 301.400 | -1,3% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Germany | 496.780 | 484.041 | 497.104 | 506.436 | 471.057 | 472.574 | 353.372 | 366.862 (e) | +3,8% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Greece | 850 | 1.110 | 1.200 | 1.450 | 1.660 | 2.160 | 1.520 | 1.690 | +11,2% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Hungary | 9.020 | 9.370 | 8.630 | 9.200 | 9.230 | 9.280 | 7.810 | 9.860 | +26,2% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Ireland | 223.670 | 237.840 | 251.070 | 264.720 | 275.600 | 269.190 | 215.000 | 226.830 | +5,5% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Italy | 91.220 | 95.580 | 96.200 | 94.010 | 98.470 | 100.510 | 74.540 | 73.250 (e) | -1,7% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Latvia | 4.650 | 3.220 | 3.280 | 3.370 | 3.100 | 2.580 | 2.060 | 3.040 | +47,6% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Lithuania | 14.950 | 14.160 | 14.430 | 15.050 | 10.750 | 11.110 | 8.790 | 11.590 | +31,9% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Luxembourg | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | - | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (e) | - | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Netherlands | 148.900 | 153.800 | 136.400 | 133.500 | 137.700 | 138.300 | 107.000 | 94.900 | -11,3% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Poland | 213.020 | 221.760 | 224.610 | 243.300 | 231.410 | 243.070 | 177.570 | 170.470 | -4,0% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Portugal | 32.080 | 31.090 | 30.490 | 31.820 | 30.730 | 27.450 | 21.030 | 24.070 | +14,5% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Romania | 12.140 | 10.880 | 10.670 | 12.170 | 11.190 | 10.480 | 7.530 | 7.520 | -0,1% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Slovakia | 9.340 | 9.470 | 9.900 | 11.050 | 10.610 | 10.330 | 8.570 | 7.350 | -14,2% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Slovenia | 2.740 | 2.620 | 2.560 | 2.620 | 2.470 | 2.260 | 1.770 | 1.720 | -2,8% | Jan - Oct '23 | ||||
Spain | 46.960 | 49.300 | 45.679 | 43.500 | 34.070 | 25.470 | 19.690 | 15.530 | -21,1% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
Sweden | 17.290 | 16.380 | 17.170 | 17.510 | 17.950 | 20.060 | 15.000 | 18.550 | +23,7% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
TOTAL EU-27 | 1.991.390 | 2.030.171 | 2.084.733 | 2.136.916 | 2.075.427 | 2.069.294 | 1.565.222 | 1.595.662 (e) | +1,9% | Jan - Sep '23 | ||||
y-o-y % | +1,9% | +2,7% | +2,5% | -2,9% | -0,3% | |||||||||
(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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