Milk, Total — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Milk, Total — Production was 160.28 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
160.28 million t
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
160.89 million t
in 2023
All-time low
107.87 million t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Production in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 160.28 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — production in European Union (27) peaked at 160.89 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 107.87 million t, in 1963.

That places European Union (27) 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Milk, Total — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 108.81 million t —
1962 108.27 million t -0.5%
1963 107.87 million t -0.4%
1964 108.29 million t +0.4%
1965 112.63 million t +4.0%
1966 116.23 million t +3.2%
1967 118.53 million t +2.0%
1968 121.02 million t +2.1%
1969 120.66 million t -0.3%
1970 119.12 million t -1.3%
1971 118.68 million t -0.4%
1972 123.46 million t +4.0%
1973 125.54 million t +1.7%
1974 127.25 million t +1.4%
1975 127.82 million t +0.4%
1976 130.33 million t +2.0%
1977 133.10 million t +2.1%
1978 137.49 million t +3.3%
1979 140.36 million t +2.1%
1980 142.09 million t +1.2%
1981 141.22 million t -0.6%
1982 143.41 million t +1.6%
1983 149.03 million t +3.9%
1984 149.70 million t +0.5%
1985 147.69 million t -1.3%
1986 148.31 million t +0.4%
1987 143.60 million t -3.2%
1988 141.22 million t -1.7%
1989 141.61 million t +0.3%
1990 140.30 million t -0.9%
1991 133.43 million t -4.9%
1992 136.21 million t +2.1%
1993 137.88 million t +1.2%
1994 137.33 million t -0.4%
1995 138.68 million t +1.0%
1996 138.70 million t +0.0%
1997 138.42 million t -0.2%
1998 139.42 million t +0.7%
1999 139.20 million t -0.2%
2000 139.68 million t +0.3%
2001 138.77 million t -0.7%
2002 139.02 million t +0.2%
2003 139.16 million t +0.1%
2004 137.34 million t -1.3%
2005 138.28 million t +0.7%
2006 137.85 million t -0.3%
2007 137.92 million t +0.0%
2008 139.80 million t +1.4%
2009 138.35 million t -1.0%
2010 138.86 million t +0.4%
2011 141.35 million t +1.8%
2012 141.77 million t +0.3%
2013 143.34 million t +1.1%
2014 148.38 million t +3.5%
2015 151.31 million t +2.0%
2016 152.90 million t +1.0%
2017 154.06 million t +0.8%
2018 156.74 million t +1.7%
2019 158.28 million t +1.0%
2020 160.29 million t +1.3%
2021 159.77 million t -0.3%
2022 160.00 million t +0.1%
2023 160.89 million t +0.6%
2024 160.28 million t -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 113.59 million t 107.87 million t 121.02 million t 9
1970s 128.32 million t 118.68 million t 140.36 million t 10
1980s 144.79 million t 141.22 million t 149.70 million t 10
1990s 137.96 million t 133.43 million t 140.30 million t 10
2000s 138.62 million t 137.34 million t 139.80 million t 10
2010s 148.70 million t 138.86 million t 158.28 million t 10
2020s 160.25 million t 159.77 million t 160.89 million t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 2 USSR 101.33 million t compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 66.67 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 22.49 million t compare
  4. 4 China 45.93 million t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.51 million t compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 45.44 million t compare
  7. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 4.40 million t compare
  8. 6 Brazil 36.85 million t compare
  9. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.02 million t compare
  10. 7 Germany 33.80 million t compare
  11. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2.05 million t compare
  12. 8 Russian Federation 33.04 million t compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — production in European Union (27)?
Milk, total — production in European Union (27) was 160.28 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 160.89 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 107.87 million t in 1963.
How does European Union (27) rank for milk, total — production?
European Union (27) ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.