Buttermilk, dry production in Australia
In 2023 Australia produced 3,615 t of buttermilk, dry, the 34th largest in the world (0.55% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 66%. The record was 17,900 t in 2000.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 3,615 t
- World rank
- 34 of 140
- 10-year change
- −66%
- Record
- 17,900 t
- 2000
Buttermilk, dry in Australia, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Australia compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.55%
- 5.2% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −66%
- world +222%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Lithuania | 4,332 | 0.66% |
| 33 | Myanmar | 4,141 | 0.63% |
| 34 | Australia | 3,615 | 0.55% |
| 35 | Niger | 3,519 | 0.54% |
| 36 | Argentina | 3,156 | 0.48% |
Map of world production of buttermilk, dry
Share of the world total; Australia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,615 | −20% |
| 2022 | 4,511 | −17% |
| 2021 | 5,460 | +25% |
| 2020 | 4,382 | −10% |
| 2019 | 4,886 | −68% |
| 2018 | 15,463 | +77% |
| 2017 | 8,719 | −18% |
| 2016 | 10,668 | −7.7% |
| 2015 | 11,557 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,662 | +11% |
| 2013 | 10,500 | −1.9% |
| 2012 | 10,700 | −11% |
| 2011 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 2010 | 13,000 | −16% |
| 2009 | 15,400 | +18% |
| 2008 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 2007 | 14,000 | −13% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | −5.9% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | −10% |
| 2003 | 17,800 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 15,700 | −12% |
| 2000 | 17,900 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 17,000 | +13% |
| 1998 | 15,000 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 14,600 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14,200 | +10% |
| 1995 | 12,900 | −12% |
| 1994 | 14,607 | +12% |
| 1993 | 13,071 | +20% |
| 1992 | 10,871 | +19% |
| 1991 | 9,153 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 8,681 | +13% |
| 1989 | 7,663 | −2.2% |
| 1988 | 7,838 | −7.1% |
| 1987 | 8,435 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 7,860 | −4.8% |
| 1985 | 8,256 | −2.2% |
| 1984 | 8,445 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8,407 | +44% |
| 1982 | 5,845 | −12% |
| 1981 | 6,610 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 6,237 | −24% |
| 1979 | 8,260 | −11% |
| 1978 | 9,283 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 8,791 | −25% |
| 1976 | 11,756 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 11,544 | −34% |
| 1974 | 17,404 | +13% |
| 1973 | 15,422 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 14,528 | −15% |
| 1971 | 17,175 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 15,711 | −1.2% |
| 1969 | 15,903 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 15,237 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 14,314 | +22% |
| 1966 | 11,748 | +24% |
| 1965 | 9,473 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | 9,847 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 9,197 | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 8,582 | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 7,954 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buttermilk, dry in Australia?
Australia produced 3,615 t in 2023, 0.55% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Australia rank in the world for production of buttermilk, dry?
Australia ranked 34th of 140 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Russia with 10.2% of the world total.
How has the production of buttermilk, dry in Australia changed?
It fell by 66% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +222% for the world. The record was 17,900 t in 2000.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Australia is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.