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EU-27: Butter production

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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 21.410 23.350 +9,1% Jan - Aug '25
Belgium 111.960 122.590 109.650 107.830 119.810 127.790 86.470 81.740 -5,5% Jan - Aug '25
Bulgaria 1.060 1.030 1.040 1.190 1.060 960 710 720 +1,4% Jan - Sep '25
Croatia 4.580 5.040 4.520 4.750 3.730 3.920 2.540 2.590 +2,0% Jan - Aug '25
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Aug '25
Czech Republic 26.170 26.950 25.780 25.330 24.470 25.960 18.950 19.300 +1,8% Jan - Sep '25
Denmark 74.700 72.700 81.500 85.100 95.900 87.600 66.000 72.400 +9,7% Jan - Aug '25
Estonia 5.200 5.000 3.900 4.400 4.600 3.600 2.500 2.280(e) -8,8% Jan - Aug '25
Finland 60.900 62.690 58.750 57.040 57.880 57.320 43.550 43.750 +0,5% Jan - Sep '25
France 414.230 413.100 407.620 408.630 403.580 397.880 300.310 312.650 +4,1% Jan - Sep '25
Germany 497.104 506.436 471.057 472.574 480.466 480.954 329.879 348.484 +5,6% Jan - Aug '25
Greece 1.200 1.450 1.660 2.160 2.360 2.150 1.390 1.410 +1,4% Jan - Aug '25
Hungary 8.630 9.200 9.230 9.280 8.450 12.130 9.060 8.130 -10,3% Jan - Sep '25
Ireland 251.070 264.720 275.600 269.190 273.150 267.590 213.050 229.100 +7,5% Jan - Sep '25
Italy 96.200 94.010 98.470 100.510 98.510 104.180 68.730 68.730(e) 0,0% Jan - Aug '25
Latvia 3.280 3.370 3.100 2.580 3.200 3.140 1.970 2.190(e) +11,2% Jan - Aug '25
Lithuania 14.430 15.050 10.750 11.110 13.990 12.210 8.940 9.210 +3,0% Jan - Sep '25
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (c) - -
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Aug '25
Netherlands 136.400 133.500 137.700 138.300 125.500 118.900 83.400 70.200 -15,8% Jan - Aug '25
Poland 224.610 243.300 231.410 243.070 264.450 257.580 189.900 204.480 +7,7% Jan - Sep '25
Portugal 30.490 31.820 30.730 27.450 31.520 32.020 24.680 23.340 -5,4% Jan - Sep '25
Romania 10.670 12.170 11.190 10.480 10.970 11.950 7.300 8.610 +17,9% Jan - Aug '25
Slovakia 9.900 11.050 10.610 10.330 9.180 9.560 6.730 7.350 +9,2% Jan - Sep '25
Slovenia 2.560 2.620 2.470 2.260 2.250 2.290 1.500 1.570 +4,7% Jan - Sep '25
Spain 45.679 43.500 34.070 25.470 19.850 15.980 12.460 17.160 +37,7% Jan - Sep '25
Sweden 17.170 17.510 17.950 20.060 22.480 20.680 15.480 18.110 +17,0% Jan - Aug '25
TOTAL EU-27 2.084.733 2.136.916 2.075.427 2.073.474 2.110.816 2.087.524 1.431.479 1.479.064 (e) +3,3% Jan - Aug '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.

UE-27 Balance Sheet: Butter
'000 tons 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Aug 2025
Production [D6000] (P) 2.030 2.085 2.137 2.075 2.073 2.111 2.088 1.479
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 209(e) 204(e) 210(e) 182(e) 211(e) 155(e) 162(e) n.d.
Imports (I) 69 73 48 46 69 53 36 49
Exports (E) 243 297 312 262 253 287 272 179
Apparent Domestic Consumption (P + P2 + I - E ) 2.065 2.065 2.083 2.042 2.100 2.033 2.013 1.349
NOTE: Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products [D6900] production data of some Member States are confidential and are NOT included in this table.
(e): estimated; n.a.: not available
Sources: Production, Import/Export: Eurostat; Apparent Domestic Consumption: Processed by CLAL