Milk, Total — Production in Europe

Europe: Milk, Total — Production was 233.86 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
233.86 million t
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
284.81 million t
in 1986
All-time low
192.28 million t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — production in Europe is 233.86 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Europe peaked at 284.81 million t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 192.28 million t, in 1963.

Europe ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Milk, Total — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 194.98 million t —
1962 195.85 million t +0.4%
1963 192.28 million t -1.8%
1964 194.67 million t +1.2%
1965 209.03 million t +7.4%
1966 216.44 million t +3.5%
1967 223.41 million t +3.2%
1968 228.91 million t +2.5%
1969 227.91 million t -0.4%
1970 228.01 million t +0.0%
1971 228.13 million t +0.1%
1972 234.43 million t +2.8%
1973 242.50 million t +3.4%
1974 247.83 million t +2.2%
1975 247.42 million t -0.2%
1976 249.01 million t +0.6%
1977 258.84 million t +3.9%
1978 263.89 million t +1.9%
1979 265.80 million t +0.7%
1980 265.47 million t -0.1%
1981 262.64 million t -1.1%
1982 268.06 million t +2.1%
1983 280.21 million t +4.5%
1984 281.69 million t +0.5%
1985 280.32 million t -0.5%
1986 284.81 million t +1.6%
1987 280.99 million t -1.3%
1988 281.11 million t +0.0%
1989 283.57 million t +0.9%
1990 282.04 million t -0.5%
1991 266.08 million t -5.7%
1992 238.43 million t -10.4%
1993 232.82 million t -2.4%
1994 227.88 million t -2.1%
1995 225.07 million t -1.2%
1996 219.85 million t -2.3%
1997 215.99 million t -1.8%
1998 216.29 million t +0.1%
1999 214.31 million t -0.9%
2000 213.15 million t -0.5%
2001 214.22 million t +0.5%
2002 215.92 million t +0.8%
2003 215.52 million t -0.2%
2004 212.71 million t -1.3%
2005 213.19 million t +0.2%
2006 212.78 million t -0.2%
2007 212.43 million t -0.2%
2008 214.10 million t +0.8%
2009 213.11 million t -0.5%
2010 212.82 million t -0.1%
2011 214.58 million t +0.8%
2012 215.59 million t +0.5%
2013 216.00 million t +0.2%
2014 222.26 million t +2.9%
2015 225.29 million t +1.4%
2016 224.97 million t -0.1%
2017 227.29 million t +1.0%
2018 229.97 million t +1.2%
2019 231.96 million t +0.9%
2020 234.70 million t +1.2%
2021 233.76 million t -0.4%
2022 233.29 million t -0.2%
2023 234.82 million t +0.7%
2024 233.86 million t -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 209.28 million t 192.28 million t 228.91 million t 9
1970s 246.59 million t 228.01 million t 265.80 million t 10
1980s 276.89 million t 262.64 million t 284.81 million t 10
1990s 233.88 million t 214.31 million t 282.04 million t 10
2000s 213.71 million t 212.43 million t 215.92 million t 10
2010s 222.07 million t 212.82 million t 231.96 million t 10
2020s 234.09 million t 233.29 million t 234.82 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 India 247.84 million t compare
  2. 2 USSR 101.33 million t compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 66.67 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 22.49 million t compare
  5. 4 China 45.93 million t compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.51 million t compare
  7. 5 China, mainland 45.44 million t compare
  8. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 4.40 million t compare
  9. 6 Brazil 36.85 million t compare
  10. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.02 million t compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — production in Europe?
Milk, total — production in Europe was 233.86 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 284.81 million t in 1986.
What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 192.28 million t in 1963.
How does Europe rank for milk, total — production?
Europe ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.