List of countries by milk production

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The following article lists the world's largest producers of milk. Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 918 million tonnes in 2021. The most popular milk is cow milk, followed by buffalo milk, goat milk, sheep milk and camel milk.

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Production by country

The table shows the countries by milk production. [1]

RankCountryMilk production in tonnes Year
1Flag of India.svg India208,984,4302021
2Flag of the United States.svg United States102,654,6162021
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan65,785,0002021
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China41,245,6642021
5Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil36,663,7082021
6Flag of Germany.svg Germany33,188,8902020
7Flag of Russia.svg Russia32,333,2782021
8Flag of France.svg France25,834,8002021
9Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey23,200,3062021
10Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand21,886,3762021
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom15,221,0002021
12Flag of Poland.svg Poland14,890,2702021
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands14,607,8802021
14Flag of Italy.svg Italy13,997,9702021
15Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico13,074,7712021
16Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina11,553,3062021
17Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan11,242,7452021
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada9,466,2722021
19Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland9,039,9902021
20Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8,858,1352021
21Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine8,713,9002021
22Flag of Spain.svg Spain8,702,5902021
23Flag of Iran.svg Iran7,852,4242021
24Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus7,846,8842021
25Flag of Japan.svg Japan7,592,0612021
26Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia6,789,0002021
27Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan6,247,2002021
28Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark6,029,3522021
29Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt5,371,8352021
30Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan4,633,5812021
31Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium4,477,2702021
32Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia4,307,7942021
33Flag of Romania.svg Romania4,299,7002021
34Flag of Austria.svg Austria3,867,4902021
35Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland3,840,2002021
36Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa3,837,0002021
37Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan3,660,4482021
38Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh3,578,2832021
39Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania3,331,0672021
40Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria3,263,6002021
41Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic3,092,7022017
42Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia2,916,1042021
43Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden2,782,2202021
44Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique2,762,6602021
45Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal2,637,8792021
46Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco2,593,4012021
47Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela2,444,1772021
48Flag of Finland.svg Finland2,406,5202020
49Flag of Chile.svg Chile2,276,5692021
50Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan2,223,4262021
51Flag of Peru.svg Peru2,208,7322021
52Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay2,182,0002021
53Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia2,180,3142021
54Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar2,152,3502021
55Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan2,143,0042021
56Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal2,100,1902021
57Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary2,085,0002021
58Flag of Syria.svg Syria2,050,5992021
59Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea2,045,1472021
60Flag of Greece.svg Greece2,027,7302021
61Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan1,959,1912021
62Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador1,873,3492021
63Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan1,699,5482021
64Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda1,671,5992021
65Flag of Norway.svg Norway1,595,1782021
66Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia1,592,5592021
67Flag of Israel.svg Israel1,572,3212021
68Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia1,518,7892021
69Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania1,476,8902021
70Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia1,442,0642021
71Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua1,342,9972021
72Flag of Niger.svg Niger1,270,6102021
73Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica1,217,1842021
74Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1,200,0002021
75Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan1,098,1402021
76Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam1,097,4222021
77Flag of Mali.svg Mali1,037,5092021
78Flag of Albania.svg Albania1,013,0332021
79Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia992,2202021
80Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria953,0702021
81Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia914,4102021
82Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic861,5652021
83Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia839,4002021
84Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia789,4542021
85Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras697,3512021
86Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia673,3002021
87Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia642,9402021
88Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia604,0692021
89Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia588,0002021
90Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia570,0002021
91Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina545,9282021
92Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay536,8082021
93Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria531,5872021
94Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka530,2612021
95Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala519,1442021
96Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar488,1652021
97Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan461,5102021
98Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg446,6702021
99Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso445,6702021
100Flag of Chad.svg Chad445,4312021
101Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe417,5682021
102Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan417,4832021
103Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador394,1952021
104Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia386,6012021
105Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon384,6392021
106Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba384,2992021
107Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus382,7002021
108Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia377,8722021
109Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania362,0992021
110Flag of Oman.svg Oman358,4152021
111Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen347,2842021
112Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq339,1972021
113Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana292,3332021
114Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea278,5362021
115Flag of Moldova.svg Republic of Moldova264,9002021
116Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda264,0222021
117Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon257,6442021
118Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal248,8692021
119Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico239,0592021
120Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates238,7272021
121Flag of Angola.svg Angola221,4702021
122Flag of Libya.svg Libya220,1282021
123Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi217,6312021
124Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica206,0622021
125Flag of Panama.svg Panama181,5232021
126Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone175,5252021
127Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho174,4442021
128Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro173,4092021
129Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland153,2942021
130Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea147,4312021
131Flag of Palestine.svg Palestinian Territory142,1882021
132Flag of Benin.svg Benin120,6502021
133Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi117,6382021
134Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia111,9682021
135Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti105,6012021
136Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea84,5072021
137Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic82,1922021
138Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia75,3792021
139Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait74,3652021
140Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana55,0002021
141Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan54,6542021
142Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia49,3652021
143Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar48,3732021
144Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana45,8502021
145Flag of Malta.svg Malta42,3202021
146Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau41,1282021
147Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland39,9352021
148Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire31,8462021
149Flag of France.svg Réunion26,1462006
150Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia23,6152021
151Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines16,0802021
152Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti14,9782021
153Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon13,9782021
154Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros13,4702021
155Flag of Togo.svg Togo11,5462021
156Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji11,3992021
157Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain10,4842021
158Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia9,4002021
159Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde9,1542021
160Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo8,9132021
161Flag of Belize.svg Belize7,5282021
162Flag of Laos.svg Laos7,3002021
163Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica7,1202021
164Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor6,8272021
165Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados4,3412021
166Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo4,0522021
167Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands3,1322021
168Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda3,0432021
169Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas2,8212021
170Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname2,5012021
171Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu2,3482021
172Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa1,7132021
173Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago1,7082021
174Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius1,3202021
175Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia1,0322021
176Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9132021
177Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia8442021
178Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Sao Tome and Principe5682021
179Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada5622021
180Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia4862021
181Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga3242021
182Flag of France.svg French Guiana2932006
183Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea2032021
184Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei1832021
185Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe1602006
186Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles832021
187Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong602021
188Flag of Niue.svg Niue582021

World production

World production in tonnes. [1]
YearProduction
1961344,181,020
1962346,846,800
1963344,287,940
1964349,484,540
1965364,809,280
1966373,463,400
1967381,798,880
1968390,072,260
1969391,150,700
1970391,938,300
YearProduction
1971394,994,750
1972405,243,680
1973412,166,850
1974420,411,360
1975424,727,230
1976433,549,630
1977446,294,530
1978452,718,140
1979459,741,150
1980465,810,900
YearProduction
1981469,813,570
1982481,714,340
1983499,963,330
1984504,903,840
1985512,972,130
1986522,575,780
1987522,178,050
1988529,855,580
1989537,903,000
1990542,458,500
YearProduction
1991533,255,650
1992526,141,280
1993528,275,840
1994533,082,370
1995540,196,300
1996547,304,500
1997551,048,060
1998559,795,900
1999571,091,300
2000579,821,760
YearProduction
2001590,123,400
2002604,764,300
2003617,327,550
2004629,536,450
2005650,679,230
2006667,131,200
2007681,221,060
2008696,377,500
2009704,206,600
2010719,915,260
YearProduction
2011738,085,300
2012755,170,200
2013773,931,600
2014800,328,770
2015814,505,660
2016823,674,430
2017844,909,630
2018867,394,050
2019886,058,750
2020914,475,800
YearProduction
2021918,162,560
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030

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