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Milk production

Raw milk produced in the calendar year from cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels, in tonnes. FAOSTAT item "Milk; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the raw milk of each species.

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All species: in India and Pakistan buffalo milk is a large share, so the figure is well above cow milk alone. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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Countries by milk production, 2024

Top 15. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

India: 247,843,884 tonnesIndia247,843,884United States: 102,477,507 tonnesUnited States102,477,507Pakistan: 66,670,700 tonnesPakistan66,670,700China: 45,442,920 tonnesChina45,442,920Brazil: 36,850,178 tonnesBrazil36,850,178Germany: 33,801,091 tonnesGermany33,801,091Russia: 33,038,828 tonnesRussia33,038,828France: 25,244,570 tonnesFrance25,244,570Türkiye: 22,487,757 tonnesTürkiye22,487,757New Zealand: 21,531,000 tonnesNew Zealand21,531,000Poland: 16,049,770 tonnesPoland16,049,770United Kingdom: 15,939,048 tonnesUnited Kingdom15,939,048Bangladesh: 15,044,000 tonnesBangladesh15,044,000Netherlands: 14,815,680 tonnesNetherlands14,815,680Mexico: 14,136,065 tonnesMexico14,136,065India: 247,843,884 tonnesIndia247,843,884United States: 102,477,507 tonnesUnited States102,477,507Pakistan: 66,670,700 tonnesPakistan66,670,700China: 45,442,920 tonnesChina45,442,920Brazil: 36,850,178 tonnesBrazil36,850,178Germany: 33,801,091 tonnesGermany33,801,091Russia: 33,038,828 tonnesRussia33,038,828France: 25,244,570 tonnesFrance25,244,570Türkiye: 22,487,757 tonnesTürkiye22,487,757New Zealand: 21,531,000 tonnesNew Zealand21,531,000Poland: 16,049,770 tonnesPoland16,049,770United Kingdom: 15,939,048 tonnesUnited Kingdom15,939,048Bangladesh: 15,044,000 tonnesBangladesh15,044,000Netherlands: 14,815,680 tonnesNetherlands14,815,680Mexico: 14,136,065 tonnesMexico14,136,065
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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