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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | Var % | Period | ||||
Austria | 34.650 | 36.650 | 36.980 | 36.540 | 38.110 | 36.670 | 14.460 | 12.660 | -12,4% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Belgium | 57.550 | 64.600 | 64.240 | 111.960 | 122.590 | 109.650 | 44.960 | 33.580 | -25,3% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Bulgaria | 870 | 1.010 | 1.110 | 1.060 | 1.030 | 1.040 | 330 | 430 | +30,3% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Croatia | 4.130 | 4.680 | 4.330 | 4.580 | 5.040 | 4.520 | 1.460 | 1.670 | +14,4% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Czech Republic | 27.980 | 25.790 | 23.810 | 26.170 | 26.950 | 25.780 | 10.480 | 10.830 | +3,3% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Denmark | 56.300 | 57.000 | 74.000 | 74.700 | 72.700 | 81.500 | 27.400 | 30.400 | +10,9% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Estonia | 5.100 | 4.300 | 4.900 | 5.200 | 5.000 | 3.900 | 1.800 | 2.000 | +11,1% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Finland | 64.180 | 61.770 | 59.900 | 60.900 | 62.690 | 58.750 | 26.560 | 25.470 | -4,1% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
France | 435.400 | 411.980 | 420.280 | 414.230 | 413.100 | 407.490 | 147.390 | 147.530 | +0,1% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Germany | 516.100 | 496.780 | 484.041 | 497.104 | 506.436 | 471.059 | 173.075 | 165.980 | -4,1% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Greece | 1.040 | 850 | 1.110 | 1.200 | 1.450 | 1.660 | 560 | 740 | +32,1% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Hungary | 8.240 | 9.020 | 9.370 | 8.630 | 9.200 | 9.230 | 3.910 | 5.870 | +50,1% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Ireland | 198.700 | 223.670 | 237.840 | 251.070 | 264.720 | 275.600 | 74.690 | 72.280 | -3,2% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Italy | 95.400 | 91.220 | 95.580 | 96.200 | 94.010 | 98.470 | 33.170 | 34.290 | +3,4% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Latvia | 7.200 | 4.650 | 3.220 | 3.280 | 3.370 | 3.100 | 1.310 | 1.090 | -16,8% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Lithuania | 17.680 | 14.950 | 14.160 | 14.430 | 15.050 | 10.750 | 4.520 | 5.360 | +18,6% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Luxembourg | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | - | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Netherlands | 161.300 | 148.900 | 153.800 | 136.400 | 133.500 | 137.700 | 51.700 | 48.000 | -7,2% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Poland | 203.930 | 213.020 | 221.760 | 224.610 | 243.300 | 231.410 | 83.140 | 80.270 | -3,5% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Portugal | 31.410 | 32.080 | 31.090 | 30.490 | 31.820 | 30.730 | 10.990 | 10.290 | -6,4% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Romania | 11.920 | 12.140 | 10.880 | 10.670 | 12.170 | 11.190 | 4.120 | 3.640 | -11,7% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Slovakia | 8.960 | 9.340 | 9.470 | 9.900 | 11.050 | 10.610 | 4.740 | 4.330 | -8,6% | Jan - May '22 | ||||
Slovenia | 2.390 | 2.740 | 2.620 | 2.560 | 2.620 | 2.470 | 760 | 740 | -2,6% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Spain | 40.800 | 46.960 | 49.300 | 45.679 | 43.500 | 34.070 | 14.360 | 10.120 | -29,5% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
Sweden | 21.730 | 17.290 | 16.380 | 17.170 | 17.510 | 17.950 | 6.860 | 7.290 | +6,3% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
TOTAL EU-27 | 2.012.960 | 1.991.390 | 2.030.171 | 2.084.733 | 2.136.916 | 2.075.299 | 732.415 | 703.810 | -3,9% | Jan - Apr '22 | ||||
y-o-y % | -1,1% | +1,9% | +2,7% | +2,5% | -2,9% | |||||||||
(c) confidential data
NOTE:The data for the higlighted countries are confidential. These countries are not considered in the calculation of the total production. Source: Eurostat, ISTAT, BLE, 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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