Contents
- Butter consumption statistics: Canadian per-person use
- Butter consumption statistics: India, the European Union and Russia
- Butter consumption statistics: China, Mexico and the United Kingdom
- Butter consumption statistics: Canada, Australia and U.S. totals
- Butter consumption statistics: global domestic-consumption totals
- Sources
Butter consumption statistics: Canadian per-person use
Canada’s annual creamery-butter consumption increased overall from 2.69 kilograms per person in 2015 to 3.68 kilograms in 2025, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s butter sector profile. The series did not rise every year: it reached 3.71 kg in 2021, dipped to 3.57 kg in 2022, climbed to 3.67 kg in 2023, fell to 3.43 kg in 2024, and then rose to 3.68 kg in 2025.
| Year | Creamery butter consumption per capita |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.69 kg |
| 2016 | 3.14 kg |
| 2017 | 3.15 kg |
| 2018 | 3.25 kg |
| 2019 | 3.67 kg |
| 2020 | 3.69 kg |
| 2021 | 3.71 kg |
| 2022 | 3.57 kg |
| 2023 | 3.67 kg |
| 2024 | 3.43 kg |
| 2025 | 3.68 kg |
These figures are annual per-capita consumption of creamery butter in Canada. They are not household purchase totals or a measure of every butter equivalent included in international trade and consumption tables. The 2025 value is the latest year shown in the Canadian series provided here. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s butter sector profile
Butter consumption statistics: India, the European Union and Russia
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) reports domestic consumption in thousands of metric tons. Its butter-equivalent measure includes butter, butteroil, and anhydrous milk fat. India’s reported total was substantially larger than the European Union’s or Russia’s in the years shown.
| Market | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,458 | 6,726 | 6,917 | 7,126 |
| European Union | — | 1,895 | 1,881 | — |
| Russia | 378 | 368 | 381 | 389 |
India’s domestic consumption rose in each reported year, from 6.458 million metric tons in 2022 to an estimated 7.126 million in 2025. Russia’s totals were much smaller and varied within a narrower range: 378,000 metric tons in 2022, 368,000 in 2023, 381,000 in 2024, and an estimated 389,000 in 2025. The supplied figures show the European Union at 1.895 million metric tons in 2023 and 1.881 million in 2024; no values for other years in this comparison are included here.
The 2025 figures are estimates in the July 2026 report, while the earlier years are reported historical values. The table measures domestic consumption on a butter-equivalent basis, so it should not be read as a count of butter alone. USDA FAS, Dairy: World Markets and Trade, July 2026, p. 16
Butter consumption statistics: China, Mexico and the United Kingdom
The same USDA FAS table shows three different patterns. China’s domestic consumption was 260,000 metric tons in 2022, fell to 248,000 in 2023, then rose to 253,000 in 2024 and an estimated 275,000 in 2025. Mexico’s total increased from 245,000 metric tons in 2022 to 287,000 in 2024, before a slight decline to an estimated 285,000 in 2025. The United Kingdom’s figures stayed around 200,000 metric tons: 207,000 in 2022, 209,000 in 2023, 200,000 in 2024, and an estimated 207,000 in 2025.
| Market | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 260 | 248 | 253 | 275 |
| Mexico | 245 | 263 | 287 | 285 |
| United Kingdom | 207 | 209 | 200 | 207 |
All amounts are in 1,000 metric tons of domestic consumption on the report’s butter-equivalent basis.
The comparison is about national totals, not average consumption per person. It also covers a defined product measure: butter, butteroil, and anhydrous milk fat expressed as butter equivalents. As with the other 2025 entries, those values are estimates in the report issued in July 2026. USDA FAS, Dairy: World Markets and Trade, July 2026, p. 16
Butter consumption statistics: Canada, Australia and U.S. totals
National totals provide another view of consumption. In the USDA FAS table, U.S. domestic consumption rose from 928,000 metric tons in 2022 to 1.067 million in 2024, then was estimated at 1.002 million in 2025. Canada’s total moved from 150,000 metric tons in 2022 to 167,000 in 2023, dropped to 147,000 in 2024, and was estimated at 159,000 in 2025. Australia’s reported totals increased slightly across the period, from 91,000 metric tons in 2022 to an estimated 95,000 in 2025.
| Market | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 928 | 1,004 | 1,067 | 1,002 |
| Canada | 150 | 167 | 147 | 159 |
| Australia | 91 | 92 | 93 | 95 |
All amounts are in 1,000 metric tons of domestic consumption on the report’s butter-equivalent basis.
The United States has the largest total among these three markets in every year shown. That comparison reflects the size of each market as well as consumption; it does not establish which country consumes the most per person. Canada’s separate per-capita series above uses a different measure and should not be directly compared with these national totals. USDA FAS, Dairy: World Markets and Trade, July 2026, p. 16
Butter consumption statistics: global domestic-consumption totals
The USDA FAS table’s “Total” row for domestic consumption rose from 10.962 million metric tons in 2022 to 11.332 million in 2023, 11.584 million in 2024, and an estimated 11.846 million in 2025. That is an increase of 884,000 metric tons between 2022 and the 2025 estimate, or about 8.1% relative to the 2022 figure.
| Year | Total domestic consumption (1,000 metric tons) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,962 |
| 2023 | 11,332 |
| 2024 | 11,584 |
| 2025 estimate | 11,846 |
These are the report’s table totals, not a per-capita global average. The measure includes butter, butteroil, and anhydrous milk fat on a butter-equivalent basis. The 2025 figure is an estimate, and the table’s total should be understood within the report’s stated coverage. USDA FAS, Dairy: World Markets and Trade, July 2026, p. 16
Across the available measures, butter consumption statistics tell different stories depending on whether the unit is kilograms per person or a country’s total domestic use. Canada’s per-capita series shows annual movement around the mid-three-kilogram range in recent years, while national totals vary greatly across markets. Keeping the measure, product definition, and estimate status attached to each figure makes the comparisons meaningful.