Which country has the highest Butter Consumption?

India has the highest Butter Consumption in 2022, at 4,976 t, followed by Pakistan (1,231 t) and United States (894 t).

Which country has the lowest Butter Consumption?

French Polynesia has the lowest Butter Consumption in 2022, at 1 t.

What is the median Butter Consumption across countries?

The median is 9.5 t across the 140 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this butter consumption by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances (2010-) - Butter - FAOSTAT; Butter projections: Consumption, food - OECD.

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Butter Consumption by Country

Name: Butter Consumption by Country
Creator: Rankodex

India has the highest Butter Consumption in 2022 (4,976 t), followed by Pakistan (1,231 t) and United States (894 t). French Polynesia has the lowest (1 t).

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Butter Consumption, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 140 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

9.5 t

Middle half 2 t – 40.5 t

Average

87.94 t

140 countries

Highest

4,976 t

India

Lowest

1 t

French Polynesia

Over time · 2018–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

Median of all countries
India
Pakistan
United States
France
Germany

Data

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182 countries · # = rank by Butter Consumption

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1	India	4,976 t	3.51 kg
2	Pakistan	1,231 t	5.22 kg
3	United States	894 t	2.64 kg
4	France	542 t	8.38 kg
5	Germany	464 t	5.57 kg
6	Russia	416 t	2.88 kg
7	China	240 t	0.17 kg
8	United Kingdom	214 t	3.17 kg
9	Poland	200 t	5.02 kg
10	Iran	198 t	2.24 kg
11	Italy	153 t	2.59 kg
12	Canada	142 t	3.69 kg
13	Turkey	131 t	1.53 kg
14	Netherlands	121 t	6.89 kg
15	Egypt	117 t	1.06 kg
16	Brazil	114 t	0.53 kg
17	Uzbekistan	103 t	2.99 kg
18	Australia	95 t	3.63 kg
19	South Korea	94 t	1.82 kg
20	Belgium	91 t	7.8 kg
21	Japan	85 t	0.69 kg
22	Nepal	66 t	2.17 kg
23	Spain	62 t	1.3 kg
24	Tanzania	59 t	0.9 kg
25	Saudi Arabia	57 t	1.58 kg
26	Sweden	52 t	4.9 kg
27	Austria	50 t	5.62 kg
27	Denmark	50 t	8.55 kg
29	Morocco	47 t	1.26 kg
29	Czechia	47 t	4.48 kg
31	Switzerland	46 t	5.21 kg
31	Belarus	46 t	4.85 kg
33	Afghanistan	43 t	1.04 kg
34	Ukraine	42 t	1.05 kg
34	Azerbaijan	42 t	4.04 kg
36	Mexico	40 t	0.31 kg
37	Bangladesh	39 t	0.23 kg
38	New Zealand	33 t	6.4 kg
39	Chile	30 t	1.55 kg
40	Kazakhstan	29 t	1.49 kg
41	Indonesia	28 t	0.1 kg
41	Portugal	28 t	2.69 kg
41	Finland	28 t	5.05 kg
44	Philippines	26 t	0.23 kg
44	Romania	26 t	1.31 kg
46	Argentina	25 t	0.54 kg
46	Slovakia	25 t	4.43 kg
48	Colombia	24 t	0.46 kg
49	Taiwan	23 t	0.98 kg
50	United Arab Emirates	22 t	2.29 kg
51	Ethiopia	20 t	0.16 kg
51	Malaysia	20 t	0.59 kg
51	Niger	20 t	0.75 kg
54	South Africa	19 t	0.31 kg
55	Thailand	18 t	0.25 kg
55	Kenya	18 t	0.34 kg
55	Myanmar	18 t	0.34 kg
55	Ireland	18 t	3.58 kg
59	Syria	17 t	0.77 kg
59	Norway	17 t	3.16 kg
61	Hungary	15 t	1.47 kg
62	Vietnam	14 t	0.14 kg
62	Lithuania	14 t	4.91 kg
64	Nigeria	13 t	0.06 kg
65	Peru	12 t	0.36 kg
65	Israel	12 t	1.31 kg
65	Mongolia	12 t	3.47 kg
65	Bahrain	12 t	8.15 kg
69	Greece	10 t	1.01 kg
69	Hong Kong	10 t	1.39 kg
71	Somalia	9 t	0.5 kg
71	Tunisia	9 t	0.73 kg
71	Bulgaria	9 t	1.35 kg
71	Kuwait	9 t	2.11 kg
71	Panama	9 t	2.08 kg
71	Qatar	9 t	3.52 kg
77	Algeria	8 t	0.19 kg
77	Iraq	8 t	0.22 kg
77	Serbia	8 t	1.13 kg
77	Costa Rica	8 t	1.6 kg
81	Honduras	7 t	0.69 kg
81	Croatia	7 t	1.85 kg
81	Uruguay	7 t	2.09 kg
84	Jordan	6 t	0.52 kg
84	Libya	6 t	0.83 kg
84	Georgia	6 t	1.63 kg
84	Moldova	6 t	2.28 kg
84	Latvia	6 t	3.43 kg
84	North Macedonia	6 t	2.68 kg
90	Yemen	5 t	0.14 kg
90	Dominican Republic	5 t	0.42 kg
90	Slovenia	5 t	2.16 kg
90	Estonia	5 t	3.83 kg
94	Turkmenistan	4 t	0.58 kg
94	Kyrgyzstan	4 t	0.6 kg
94	Oman	4 t	0.97 kg
97	Burkina Faso	3 t	0.13 kg
97	Guatemala	3 t	0.19 kg
97	Lebanon	3 t	0.5 kg
97	Mauritania	3 t	0.58 kg
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3 t	0.78 kg
97	Albania	3 t	1.12 kg
97	Fiji	3 t	3.38 kg
104	Uganda	2 t	0.04 kg
104	Zambia	2 t	0.1 kg
104	Senegal	2 t	0.11 kg
104	Ecuador	2 t	0.13 kg
104	Zimbabwe	2 t	0.13 kg
104	Rwanda	2 t	0.14 kg
104	Namibia	2 t	0.59 kg
104	Armenia	2 t	0.58 kg
104	Botswana	2 t	0.57 kg
104	Cyprus	2 t	1.27 kg
104	Bhutan	2 t	2.26 kg
104	Luxembourg	2 t	3.16 kg
104	Iceland	2 t	6.32 kg
117	DR Congo	1 t	0.01 kg
117	Angola	1 t	0.04 kg
117	Ghana	1 t	0.03 kg
117	Ivory Coast	1 t	0.03 kg
117	Sri Lanka	1 t	0.07 kg
117	Chad	1 t	0.04 kg
117	Cambodia	1 t	0.08 kg
117	Guinea	1 t	0.05 kg
117	Bolivia	1 t	0.12 kg
117	Papua New Guinea	1 t	0.07 kg
117	Cuba	1 t	0.11 kg
117	Nicaragua	1 t	0.18 kg
117	Republic of the Congo	1 t	0.09 kg
117	El Salvador	1 t	0.17 kg
117	Jamaica	1 t	0.44 kg
117	Trinidad and Tobago	1 t	0.6 kg
117	Mauritius	1 t	1.14 kg
117	Macau	1 t	0.77 kg
117	Montenegro	1 t	2.25 kg
117	Malta	1 t	1.06 kg
117	Maldives	1 t	1.88 kg
117	Bahamas	1 t	1.75 kg
117	New Caledonia	1 t	1.8 kg
117	French Polynesia	1 t	3.86 kg
—	Sudan	—	0.01 kg
—	Mozambique	—	0.01 kg
—	Madagascar	—	0.01 kg
—	Mali	—	0.01 kg
—	Benin	—	0.01 kg
—	Burundi	—	0.02 kg
—	Haiti	—	0.01 kg
—	Tajikistan	—	0.02 kg
—	Togo	—	0.03 kg
—	Laos	—	0.02 kg
—	Liberia	—	0.01 kg
—	Central African Republic	—	0.02 kg
—	Gambia	—	0.02 kg
—	Gabon	—	0.14 kg
—	Lesotho	—	0.07 kg
—	Guinea-Bissau	—	0.01 kg
—	Timor-Leste	—	0.08 kg
—	Eswatini	—	0.2 kg
—	Djibouti	—	0.1 kg
—	Comoros	—	0.01 kg
—	Solomon Islands	—	0.06 kg
—	Guyana	—	0.28 kg
—	Suriname	—	0.4 kg
—	Cape Verde	—	0.29 kg
—	Belize	—	0.24 kg
—	Vanuatu	—	0.19 kg
—	Barbados	—	1.4 kg
—	Sao Tome and Principe	—	0.06 kg
—	Samoa	—	1.01 kg
—	Saint Lucia	—	0.53 kg
—	Kiribati	—	0.12 kg
—	Seychelles	—	2 kg
—	Grenada	—	0.64 kg
—	Micronesia	—	0.01 kg
—	Tonga	—	2.52 kg
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	0.3 kg
—	Antigua and Barbuda	—	1.71 kg
—	Dominica	—	0.37 kg
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	0.49 kg
—	Marshall Islands	—	0.33 kg
—	Nauru	—	0.41 kg
—	Tuvalu	—	1.02 kg

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Pearson r against 1,592 other country metrics sharing at least 84 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 124
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HindusReligious People by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 140
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Hindu PopulationHindu Countries
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 138
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Total Religious PeopleReligious People by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 140
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Butter Consumption tend to score lower on these

Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
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GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.26 · weak · n = 121
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Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.24 · weak · n = 133
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.23 · weak · n = 124
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r = −0.23 · weak · n = 112
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CompetitivenessEntrepreneurial Countries
r = −0.21 · weak · n = 95
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Butter Consumption?: India has the highest Butter Consumption in 2022, at 4,976 t, followed by Pakistan (1,231 t) and United States (894 t).
Which country has the lowest Butter Consumption?: French Polynesia has the lowest Butter Consumption in 2022, at 1 t.
What is the median Butter Consumption across countries?: The median is 9.5 t across the 140 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this butter consumption by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances (2010-) - Butter - FAOSTAT; Butter projections: Consumption, food - OECD.

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