> In 2023 Pakistan produced 563,238 t of ghee from buffalo milk, the 2nd largest in the world (12.4% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/pakistan/

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# Ghee from buffalo milk production in Pakistan

In 2023 Pakistan produced 563,238 t of ghee from buffalo milk, the 2nd largest in the world (12.4% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%. The record was 630,281 t in 2009.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Market prices in Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/country/pakistan/)

Production, 2023563,238 t
World rank2 of 4
10-year change+27%
Record630,281 t2009

## Ghee from buffalo milk in Pakistan, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## Pakistan compared with the world, 2023

Share of world total12.4%13.3% in 2013
10-year change+27%world +36%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/india/) | 3,949,184 | 87.1% |
| 2 | **Pakistan** | 563,238 | 12.4% |
| 3 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/nepal/) | 19,862 | 0.44% |
| 4 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/bangladesh/) | 2,157 | 0.05% |

[Full ranking of 4 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/)

### Map of world production of ghee from buffalo milk

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Share of the world total; Pakistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 563,238 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 546,968 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 531,184 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 515,856 | −2.2% |
| 2019 | 527,324 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 486,499 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 472,463 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 458,821 | −2.2% |
| 2015 | 469,024 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 455,498 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 442,351 | +28% |
| 2012 | 344,728 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 334,569 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 324,716 | −48% |
| 2009 | 630,281 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 611,305 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 593,844 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 576,558 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 579,619 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 560,846 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 542,686 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 525,341 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 508,784 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 492,926 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 477,798 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 463,310 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 449,464 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 436,201 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 407,634 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 386,121 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 365,716 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 346,419 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 328,112 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 310,797 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 294,386 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 278,849 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 256,228 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 241,216 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 227,049 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 213,757 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 201,193 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 196,588 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 190,029 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 186,064 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 182,188 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 178,369 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 174,667 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 170,994 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 167,408 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 163,910 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 160,500 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 157,148 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 153,854 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 150,647 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 147,499 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 144,409 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 141,378 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 138,433 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 138,433 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 134,615 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 130,330 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 126,511 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 122,692 | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of ghee from buffalo milk in Pakistan?

Pakistan produced 563,238 t in 2023, 12.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Pakistan rank in the world for production of ghee from buffalo milk?

Pakistan ranked 2nd of 4 countries in 2023. The largest producer was India with 87.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of ghee from buffalo milk in Pakistan changed?

It rose by 27% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +36% for the world. The record was 630,281 t in 2009.

### 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 Pakistan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/india/)[Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/nepal/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/bangladesh/)
[All countries producing ghee from buffalo milk](https://husfarm.com/production/ghee-from-buffalo-milk/)

## Other products of Pakistan

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[Agricultural production in Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/country/pakistan/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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