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FAOSTAT · 1961–2023

Butter of cow milk production in Italy

In 2023 Italy produced 94,400 t of butter of cow milk, the 19th largest in the world (1.58% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.0%. The record was 147,400 t in 1999.

Today’s pricesMarket prices in Italy
Production, 2023
94,400 t
World rank
19 of 118
10-year change
−4.0%
Record
147,400 t
1999

Butter of cow milk in Italy, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

050k100k150k200k197019801990200020102020

By year

YearTonnesChange
202394,400−0.1%
202294,460+0.3%
202194,150+2.1%
202092,250−1.9%
201994,030−3.5%
201897,480+6.9%
201791,220−4.4%
201695,400−0.5%
201595,910−4.6%
2014100,510+2.2%
201398,360−2.6%
2012100,970−1.4%
2011102,420−5.0%
2010107,790+0.8%
2009106,979+1.0%
2008105,970−8.6%
2007115,900−3.1%
2006119,600−7.6%
2005129,500+7.0%
2004121,080−1.6%
2003123,100−0.8%
2002124,115−3.3%
2001128,400−3.5%
2000133,000−9.8%
1999147,400+8.4%
1998136,039−3.9%
1997141,556+22%
1996115,916+7.1%
1995108,255+17%
199492,818−1.5%
199394,241−7.6%
1992102,038−1.4%
1991103,515+0.6%
1990102,945+27%
198980,824−1.5%
198882,083−2.1%
198783,828+5.0%
198679,814−0.5%
198580,194−0.7%
198480,794−18%
198398,178+30%
198275,628+4.6%
198172,290−5.4%
198076,400−3.4%
197979,074+2.8%
197876,929+6.1%
197772,474+7.8%
197667,248+8.4%
197562,038−13%
197471,044−9.7%
197378,700+0.3%
197278,500+11%
197171,000+6.1%
197066,920+0.2%
196966,790−1.6%
196867,850+0.2%
196767,700−4.0%
196670,496+10%
196564,030+14%
196456,145+7.4%
196352,300−26%
196270,359−0.6%
196170,800—

Other large producers

All countries producing butter of cow milk

Other products of Italy

Agricultural production in Italy

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.