Ghee from cow milk production in Burundi
In 2023 Burundi produced 245 t of ghee from cow milk, the 24th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 19%. The record was 388 t in 2016.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 245 t
- World rank
- 24 of 24
- 10-year change
- +19%
- Record
- 388 t
- 2016
Ghee from cow milk in Burundi, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.08% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +19%
- world +163%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Uruguay | 644 | 0.10% |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 439 | 0.07% |
| 24 | Burundi | 245 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of ghee from cow milk
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 245 | +56% |
| 2022 | 157 | −42% |
| 2021 | 269 | −13% |
| 2020 | 310 | +13% |
| 2019 | 275 | −25% |
| 2018 | 369 | +12% |
| 2017 | 329 | −15% |
| 2016 | 388 | +30% |
| 2015 | 299 | −0.7% |
| 2014 | 301 | +46% |
| 2013 | 206 | +28% |
| 2012 | 161 | −27% |
| 2011 | 220 | +45% |
| 2010 | 152 | +23% |
| 2009 | 124 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | 131 | +34% |
| 2007 | 98 | +66% |
| 2006 | 59 | −27% |
| 2005 | 81 | +13% |
| 2004 | 72 | −2.7% |
| 2003 | 74 | −23% |
| 2002 | 96 | −1.0% |
| 2001 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 93 | −19% |
| 1999 | 115 | −14% |
| 1998 | 133 | +12% |
| 1997 | 119 | −7.0% |
| 1996 | 128 | −5.2% |
| 1995 | 135 | −12% |
| 1994 | 154 | −13% |
| 1993 | 178 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 168 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 166 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 163 | −0.6% |
| 1988 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 163 | −11% |
| 1986 | 184 | +27% |
| 1985 | 145 | −8.8% |
| 1984 | 159 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 158 | −4.8% |
| 1982 | 166 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 163 | −22% |
| 1980 | 210 | −18% |
| 1979 | 257 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 252 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 250 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 245 | −0.8% |
| 1975 | 247 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 240 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 238 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 229 | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 215 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 205 | −4.2% |
| 1969 | 214 | +21% |
| 1968 | 177 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 173 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 163 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 150 | +10% |
| 1963 | 136 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 133 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 128 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of ghee from cow milk in Burundi?
Burundi produced 245 t in 2023, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of ghee from cow milk?
Burundi ranked 24th of 24 countries in 2023. The largest producer was India with 65.2% of the world total.
How has the production of ghee from cow milk in Burundi changed?
It rose by 19% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +163% for the world. The record was 388 t in 2016.
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 Burundi is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.

