Retail weight. Consumption represents the residual after exports, nonfood use and ending stocks are subtracted from the sum of beginning stocks, domestic production, and imports. Based on Census Bureau estimated resident population plus Armed Forces overseas.
* Product weight.
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Per capita consumption of butter in the U.S. 2000-2024
The per capita consumption of butter in the United States has increased by more than 51 percent since 2000. As of 2024, butter consumption amounted to close to seven pounds per person, about two pounds more than in 2000.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (December 16, 2025). Per capita consumption of butter in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in pounds)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/184011/per-capita-consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-2000/
U.S. Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Per capita consumption of butter in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in pounds)*." Chart. December 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/184011/per-capita-consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-2000/
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Per Capita Consumption of Butter in The United States from 2000 to 2024 (in Pounds)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2025, /statistics/184011/per-capita-consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-2000/
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Per capita consumption of butter in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in pounds)* [Graph], U.S. Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, December 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/184011/per-capita-consumption-of-butter-in-the-us-since-2000/
