Milk, Total — Production in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Milk, Total — Production was 77.15 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
77.15 million t
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
141.55 million t
in 1989
All-time low
72.71 million t
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total — production in Eastern Europe stood at 77.15 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Eastern Europe peaked at 141.55 million t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 72.71 million t, in 2016.

That places Eastern Europe 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 85.60 million t —
1962 86.48 million t +1.0%
1963 83.31 million t -3.7%
1964 85.66 million t +2.8%
1965 96.01 million t +12.1%
1966 100.89 million t +5.1%
1967 105.75 million t +4.8%
1968 108.21 million t +2.3%
1969 107.67 million t -0.5%
1970 109.45 million t +1.7%
1971 109.92 million t +0.4%
1972 111.19 million t +1.1%
1973 117.45 million t +5.6%
1974 121.55 million t +3.5%
1975 120.14 million t -1.2%
1976 119.06 million t -0.9%
1977 126.19 million t +6.0%
1978 126.54 million t +0.3%
1979 125.49 million t -0.8%
1980 122.50 million t -2.4%
1981 119.15 million t -2.7%
1982 121.22 million t +1.7%
1983 128.69 million t +6.2%
1984 131.40 million t +2.1%
1985 131.63 million t +0.2%
1986 134.64 million t +2.3%
1987 136.00 million t +1.0%
1988 139.29 million t +2.4%
1989 141.55 million t +1.6%
1990 140.45 million t -0.8%
1991 130.28 million t -7.2%
1992 99.79 million t -23.4%
1993 96.45 million t -3.4%
1994 91.38 million t -5.3%
1995 86.82 million t -5.0%
1996 81.67 million t -5.9%
1997 78.16 million t -4.3%
1998 78.03 million t -0.2%
1999 75.78 million t -2.9%
2000 74.23 million t -2.0%
2001 75.89 million t +2.2%
2002 77.51 million t +2.1%
2003 76.86 million t -0.8%
2004 76.27 million t -0.8%
2005 76.04 million t -0.3%
2006 76.42 million t +0.5%
2007 76.10 million t -0.4%
2008 75.88 million t -0.3%
2009 75.79 million t -0.1%
2010 73.81 million t -2.6%
2011 73.60 million t -0.3%
2012 74.44 million t +1.1%
2013 73.39 million t -1.4%
2014 73.90 million t +0.7%
2015 73.95 million t +0.1%
2016 72.71 million t -1.7%
2017 73.30 million t +0.8%
2018 74.07 million t +1.0%
2019 74.57 million t +0.7%
2020 75.98 million t +1.9%
2021 75.62 million t -0.5%
2022 75.56 million t -0.1%
2023 76.90 million t +1.8%
2024 77.15 million t +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.51 million t 83.31 million t 108.21 million t 9
1970s 118.70 million t 109.45 million t 126.54 million t 10
1980s 130.61 million t 119.15 million t 141.55 million t 10
1990s 95.88 million t 75.78 million t 140.45 million t 10
2000s 76.10 million t 74.23 million t 77.51 million t 10
2010s 73.77 million t 72.71 million t 74.57 million t 10
2020s 76.24 million t 75.56 million t 77.15 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 7 Germany 33.80 million t compare
  2. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2.05 million t compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 33.04 million t compare
  4. 9 Viet Nam 1.30 million t compare
  5. 9 Australia and New Zealand 30.20 million t compare
  6. 10 France 25.24 million t compare
  7. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 643,822 t compare
  8. 11 New Zealand 21.53 million t compare
  9. 12 Poland 16.05 million t compare
  10. 12 Republic of Moldova 267,171 t compare
  11. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 84,170 t compare
  12. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.94 million t compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — production in Eastern Europe?
Milk, total — production in Eastern Europe was 77.15 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 141.55 million t in 1989.
What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 72.71 million t in 2016.
How does Eastern Europe rank for milk, total — production?
Eastern Europe ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,450 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.