Milk, Total — Production by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
241
Highest
247.84 million t
India
Lowest
58.94 t
Niue
Median
525,394 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,444
What the numbers show
Milk, Total — Production is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 247.84 million t in India; the lowest is 58.94 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 525,394 t, and the mean is 5.15 million t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 146.9%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 60.5%).
Milk, Total — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 247.84 million t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 101.33 million t | 1991 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 66.67 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 45.93 million t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 45.93 million t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 6 | China, mainland | 45.44 million t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 36.85 million t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 33.80 million t | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 33.04 million t | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 33.04 million t | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 30.20 million t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | France | 25.24 million t | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 22.49 million t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 22.49 million t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 21.53 million t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 16.05 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.94 million t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 15.04 million t | 2024 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.82 million t | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 14.14 million t | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 13.97 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 12.42 million t | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 12.42 million t | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 10.91 million t | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 9.96 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 26 | Belarus | 8.77 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 26 | Belarus | 8.77 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 8.73 million t | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 8.67 million t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 8.59 million t | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8.51 million t | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 7.94 million t | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan (former) | 7.37 million t | 2011 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 7.36 million t | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 7.25 million t | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 6.97 million t | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 6.17 million t | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 6.17 million t | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Denmark | 5.69 million t | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 5.24 million t | 1992 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 4.65 million t | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 42 | Sudan | 4.57 million t | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 4.41 million t | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 44 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.40 million t | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Yugoslav SFR | 4.39 million t | 1991 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 4.06 million t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.02 million t | 2024 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 3.88 million t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 3.85 million t | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 3.79 million t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 3.79 million t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 3.73 million t | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.65 million t | 1999 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 3.60 million t | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 3.60 million t | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 56 | Czechia | 3.55 million t | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 57 | South Sudan | 3.53 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 57 | South Sudan | 3.53 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Algeria | 3.30 million t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 3.29 million t | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 2.85 million t | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 2.80 million t | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 2.66 million t | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 2.31 million t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 2.27 million t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 2.26 million t | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 2.26 million t | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 68 | Peru | 2.25 million t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 2.25 million t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 2.25 million t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 2.24 million t | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Finland | 2.21 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 73 | Somalia | 2.14 million t | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Hungary | 2.10 million t | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | Portugal | 2.05 million t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 76 | Syria | 2.05 million t | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.05 million t | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1.97 million t | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 1.94 million t | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Greece | 1.94 million t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.86 million t | 2005 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.82 million t | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.82 million t | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 1.78 million t | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 1.72 million t | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 1.68 million t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 87 | Caribbean | 1.68 million t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 88 | Lithuania | 1.53 million t | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 89 | Norway | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 90 | Tunisia | 1.43 million t | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | 1.41 million t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 1.38 million t | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 92 | Serbia | 1.38 million t | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 1.37 million t | 2023 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 1.24 million t | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 1.24 million t | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Latvia | 960,990 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 102 | Estonia | 941,000 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 929,230 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 929,230 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 892,257 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 106 | Albania | 876,688 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ethiopia PDR | 846,760 t | 1992 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 793,890 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 109 | Honduras | 695,611 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 643,822 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 612,857 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 611,350 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 113 | Georgia | 591,622 t | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 566,200 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 566,200 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 116 | Paraguay | 559,000 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | 542,686 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 537,792 t | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 119 | Jordan | 528,520 t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Nigeria | 527,765 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 121 | Zambia | 525,394 t | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 485,790 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 123 | China, Taiwan Province of | 482,834 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia | 477,000 t | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 124 | Croatia | 477,000 t | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 126 | Chad | 473,526 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 442,748 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 436,317 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 129 | El Salvador | 419,177 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 415,933 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 415,933 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 132 | Cyprus | 414,150 t | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Yemen | 411,155 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 133 | Yemen | 411,155 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 135 | Oman | 382,847 t | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 363,757 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritania | 363,757 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 138 | Iraq | 357,875 t | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 323,407 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 323,407 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 141 | Palestine | 304,000 t | 2022 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 142 | Guinea | 290,564 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Cameroon | 288,775 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | 269,647 t | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 267,171 t | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 146 | Senegal | 247,674 t | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 246,965 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 148 | Lebanon | 246,716 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 245,448 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Cuba | 233,700 t | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 151 | Malawi | 232,764 t | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Libya | 225,578 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 153 | Angola | 221,864 t | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 221,073 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 155 | Jamaica | 210,292 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | 188,438 t | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 182,000 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 182,000 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | 168,490 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 160 | Montenegro | 162,556 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 161 | Iceland | 158,139 t | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 153,285 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Eritrea | 147,889 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 147,889 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 165 | Namibia | 111,002 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 166 | Burundi | 101,365 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 167 | Haiti | 100,404 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 168 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 84,170 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 83,107 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Kuwait | 59,077 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | 52,822 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | 52,822 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Ghana | 51,478 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 174 | Malaysia | 48,470 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 175 | Qatar | 44,925 t | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Bhutan | 44,038 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 177 | Eswatini | 42,309 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 177 | Eswatini | 42,309 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 41,210 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 39,124 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38,872 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38,872 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Botswana | 36,704 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 184 | Philippines | 33,970 t | 2024 | up 67.2% | falling |
| 185 | Réunion | 26,146 t | 2006 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Cambodia | 24,320 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 187 | Mozambique | 23,569 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Mozambique | 23,569 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Guyana | 21,089 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 190 | Melanesia | 18,873 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 191 | Djibouti | 15,336 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 13,118 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 13,118 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Togo | 12,841 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 195 | Fiji | 12,153 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 195 | Fiji | 12,153 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 197 | Bahrain | 11,018 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 197 | Bahrain | 11,018 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 199 | Gabon | 10,735 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Cape Verde | 10,438 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Cabo Verde | 10,438 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,374 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 203 | Laos | 9,307 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 203 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9,307 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 205 | Liberia | 8,368 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 7,243 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 207 | Dominica | 6,997 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Belize | 5,186 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 209 | Timor-Leste | 5,179 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Congo | 4,466 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Congo | 4,466 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Barbados | 4,166 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 213 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,102 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 214 | Vanuatu | 3,100 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 215 | Solomon Islands | 3,072 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Mauritius | 2,841 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Suriname | 2,709 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 218 | Polynesia | 2,612 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 219 | Bahamas | 2,066 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 219 | Bahamas | 2,066 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 221 | Martinique | 1,969 t | 2006 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 222 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,720 t | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 223 | Samoa | 1,579 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 224 | Saint Lucia | 1,031 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 224 | Saint Lucia | 1,031 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 226 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 824.43 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 226 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 824.43 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 228 | French Polynesia | 648.81 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 229 | Grenada | 616.59 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 230 | Sao Tome and Principe | 594.35 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 230 | Sao Tome and Principe | 594.35 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 232 | New Caledonia | 344 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 233 | Tonga | 325.7 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 234 | French Guiana | 293 t | 2006 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 235 | Papua New Guinea | 204.2 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 236 | Seychelles | 161.87 t | 2024 | up 79.9% | falling |
| 237 | Brunei | 160.43 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 237 | Brunei Darussalam | 160.43 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 239 | Guadeloupe | 160.2 t | 2006 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 240 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 60 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 241 | Niue | 58.94 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 984.76 million t
- Asia 463.05 million t
- Southern Asia 343.74 million t
- Europe 233.86 million t
- Americas 202.53 million t
- European Union (27) 160.28 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 146.08 million t
- Northern America 112.44 million t
- United States of America 102.48 million t
- Western Europe 86.79 million t
- Eastern Europe 77.15 million t
- South America 69.74 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 61.20 million t
- Eastern Asia 55.39 million t
- Africa 55.10 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 52.56 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 48.58 million t
- Northern Europe 38.89 million t
- Western Asia 35.84 million t
- Southern Europe 31.03 million t
- Oceania 30.22 million t
- Eastern Africa 26.86 million t
- Central Asia 21.74 million t
- Central America 18.67 million t
- Northern Africa 17.63 million t
- South-eastern Asia 6.34 million t
- Western Africa 5.27 million t
- Southern Africa 4.26 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.80 million t
- Middle Africa 1.09 million t
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.