Milk, Total — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Milk, Total — Production was 61.20 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
61.20 million t
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
61.20 million t
in 2024
All-time low
7.67 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 61.20 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 61.20 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.67 million t, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Milk, Total — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.67 million t
1962 7.87 million t +2.6%
1963 8.24 million t +4.7%
1964 8.45 million t +2.5%
1965 8.82 million t +4.4%
1966 9.07 million t +2.7%
1967 9.20 million t +1.5%
1968 9.54 million t +3.7%
1969 9.72 million t +1.8%
1970 9.86 million t +1.5%
1971 9.90 million t +0.4%
1972 10.00 million t +1.0%
1973 9.86 million t -1.4%
1974 10.03 million t +1.7%
1975 10.64 million t +6.1%
1976 11.06 million t +3.9%
1977 11.45 million t +3.5%
1978 12.24 million t +6.9%
1979 12.74 million t +4.1%
1980 12.82 million t +0.6%
1981 13.47 million t +5.1%
1982 14.05 million t +4.3%
1983 14.50 million t +3.2%
1984 13.28 million t -8.4%
1985 14.14 million t +6.5%
1986 14.64 million t +3.5%
1987 15.03 million t +2.7%
1988 15.94 million t +6.0%
1989 16.40 million t +2.9%
1990 16.92 million t +3.2%
1991 17.01 million t +0.5%
1992 22.18 million t +30.4%
1993 22.74 million t +2.5%
1994 23.55 million t +3.6%
1995 24.17 million t +2.6%
1996 24.24 million t +0.3%
1997 25.01 million t +3.2%
1998 25.95 million t +3.8%
1999 27.45 million t +5.8%
2000 27.92 million t +1.7%
2001 28.48 million t +2.0%
2002 32.36 million t +13.6%
2003 34.20 million t +5.7%
2004 35.92 million t +5.0%
2005 37.20 million t +3.6%
2006 37.63 million t +1.2%
2007 39.16 million t +4.1%
2008 40.62 million t +3.7%
2009 41.62 million t +2.4%
2010 43.20 million t +3.8%
2011 43.69 million t +1.1%
2012 45.34 million t +3.8%
2013 45.75 million t +0.9%
2014 46.63 million t +1.9%
2015 47.16 million t +1.1%
2016 49.03 million t +4.0%
2017 49.30 million t +0.6%
2018 50.83 million t +3.1%
2019 53.30 million t +4.9%
2020 54.76 million t +2.7%
2021 56.73 million t +3.6%
2022 57.87 million t +2.0%
2023 59.41 million t +2.6%
2024 61.20 million t +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.73 million t 7.67 million t 9.72 million t 9
1970s 10.78 million t 9.86 million t 12.74 million t 10
1980s 14.43 million t 12.82 million t 16.40 million t 10
1990s 22.92 million t 16.92 million t 27.45 million t 10
2000s 35.51 million t 27.92 million t 41.62 million t 10
2010s 47.42 million t 43.20 million t 53.30 million t 10
2020s 57.99 million t 54.76 million t 61.20 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 9 Viet Nam 1.30 million t compare
  2. 9 Australia and New Zealand 30.20 million t compare
  3. 10 France 25.24 million t compare
  4. 11 New Zealand 21.53 million t compare
  5. 12 Poland 16.05 million t compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.94 million t compare
  7. 14 Bangladesh 15.04 million t compare
  8. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,374 t compare
  9. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14.82 million t compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Milk, total — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 61.20 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 61.20 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.67 million t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for milk, total — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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