EU-28: 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-28: Production of Butter (Tons) | ||||||||||||||
COUNTRY | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | Var % | Period | ||||
Austria | 33.660 | 34.650 | 36.650 | 36.980 | 36.540 | 38.110 | - | - | - | |||||
Belgium | 48.940 | 57.550 | 64.600 | 64.240 | 111.960 | 122.600 | - | - | - | |||||
Bulgaria | 990 | 870 | 1.010 | 1.110 | 1.060 | 1.030 | - | - | - | |||||
Croatia | 4.060 | 4.130 | 4.680 | 4.330 | 4.580 | 5.040 | - | - | - | |||||
Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||
Czech Republic | 28.700 | 27.980 | 25.790 | 23.810 | 26.170 | 26.950 | 2.420 | 2.310 | -4,5% | Jan '21 | ||||
Denmark | 44.200 | 56.300 | 57.000 | 74.000 | 74.700 | 73.200 | - | - | - | |||||
Estonia | 5.100 | 5.100 | 4.300 | 4.900 | 5.200 | 5.000 | - | - | - | |||||
Finland | 63.230 | 64.180 | 61.770 | 59.900 | 60.900 | 62.690 | - | - | - | |||||
France | 446.990 | 435.400 | 411.980 | 420.280 | 414.230 | 412.860 | - | - | - | |||||
Germany | 517.300 | 516.100 | 496.780 | 484.041 | 497.104 | 506.509 | - | - | - | |||||
Greece | 740 | 1.040 | 850 | 1.110 | 1.200 | 1.450 | - | - | - | |||||
Hungary | 9.490 | 8.240 | 9.020 | 9.370 | 8.630 | 12.400 | 1.150 | 1.100 | -4,3% | Jan '21 | ||||
Ireland | 187.480 | 198.700 | 223.670 | 237.840 | 251.070 | 262.590 | - | - | - | |||||
Italy | 95.900 | 95.400 | 91.220 | 95.580 | 96.200 | 96.430 | - | - | - | |||||
Latvia | 6.920 | 7.200 | 4.650 | 3.220 | 3.280 | 3.730 | 360 | 280 | -22,2% | Jan '21 | ||||
Lithuania | 14.880 | 17.680 | 14.950 | 14.160 | 14.430 | 15.050 | - | - | - | |||||
Luxembourg | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) | - | - | - | |||||
Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||
Netherlands | 147.500 | 161.300 | 148.900 | 153.800 | 136.400 | 131.700 | - | - | - | |||||
Poland | 187.700 | 203.930 | 213.020 | 221.760 | 224.610 | 243.300 | - | - | - | |||||
Portugal | 32.260 | 31.410 | 32.080 | 31.090 | 30.490 | 31.820 | - | - | - | |||||
Romania | 11.180 | 11.920 | 12.140 | 10.880 | 10.670 | 12.170 | - | - | - | |||||
Slovakia | 8.920 | 8.960 | 9.340 | 9.470 | 9.900 | 11.050 | 970 | 910 | -6,2% | Jan '21 | ||||
Slovenia | 2.260 | 2.390 | 2.740 | 2.620 | 2.560 | 2.620 | - | - | - | |||||
Spain | 38.700 | 40.800 | 46.960 | 49.300 | 45.679 | 43.500 | - | - | - | |||||
Sweden | 21.840 | 21.730 | 17.290 | 16.380 | 17.170 | 17.510 | - | - | - | |||||
United Kingdom | 144.500 | 143.100 | 161.200 | 152.500 | 187.900 | 185.600 | - | - | - | |||||
TOTAL EU-28 | 2.103.440 | 2.156.060 | 2.152.590 | 2.182.671 | 2.272.633 | 2.324.909 | - | - | - | - | ||||
y-o-y % | +2,5% | -0,2% | +1,4% | +4,1% | +2,3% | |||||||||
(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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