This statistic shows the total civilian consumption of butter (as food product) in the United States from 1999 to 2023. In 2023, total butter consumption in the U.S. came to about 2.2 billion pounds.
Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)*
Characteristic
Consumption in million pounds
2023
2,182
2022
2,004
2021
2,141
2020
2,098
2019
2,026
2018
1,901
2017
1,856
2016
1,847
2015
1,800
2014
1,753
2013
1,731
2012
1,730
2011
1,676
05001,0001,5002,0002,500
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* Total disappearance is based on production, imports, and change in stocks during the year. Production statistics for these commodities appear in other tables in this chapter. The total apparent consumption was obtained by subtracting ending stocks, shipments, and exports, from the total supply. The per capita consumption for each year was obtained by dividing the total apparent consumption by the number of persons.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (February 14, 2024). Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)*." Chart. February 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Total Consumption of Butter in The U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in Million Pounds)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited May 30, 2025)
Total consumption of butter in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023 (in million pounds)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, February 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192624/consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-1999/
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