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Milk production in India

Milk production in India was 247,843,884 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.6% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes247,843,884 Estimated
Change on 2023+3.6%
Rank1st of 184Countries ranked
Series high247,843,8842024
Series low19,247,0001965

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Milk production in India, 1961 to 2024

050M100M150M200M250M19611971198119912001201120241961: 20,375,000 tonnes1962: 20,088,000 tonnes1963: 19,941,000 tonnes1964: 19,544,000 tonnes1965: 19,247,000 tonnes1966: 19,368,000 tonnes1967: 19,870,000 tonnes1968: 21,200,000 tonnes1969: 21,600,000 tonnes1970: 20,800,000 tonnes1971: 22,500,000 tonnes1972: 22,800,000 tonnes1973: 23,200,000 tonnes1974: 24,500,000 tonnes1975: 25,600,000 tonnes1976: 27,300,000 tonnes1977: 28,500,000 tonnes1978: 29,000,000 tonnes1979: 30,400,000 tonnes1980: 31,560,000 tonnes1981: 34,300,008 tonnes1982: 35,800,000 tonnes1983: 38,802,000 tonnes1984: 41,470,000 tonnes1985: 44,020,000 tonnes1986: 46,100,000 tonnes1987: 46,700,000 tonnes1988: 48,400,000 tonnes1989: 51,408,000 tonnes1990: 53,678,000 tonnes1991: 54,077,922 tonnes1992: 56,423,004 tonnes1993: 58,877,003 tonnes1994: 61,415,012 tonnes1995: 65,385,021 tonnes1996: 68,372,030 tonnes1997: 70,892,791 tonnes1998: 74,118,207 tonnes1999: 78,255,643 tonnes2000: 79,675,100 tonnes2001: 83,432,578 tonnes2002: 84,773,080 tonnes2003: 86,672,594 tonnes2004: 91,071,211 tonnes2005: 95,630,845 tonnes2006: 100,277,499 tonnes2007: 107,944,132 tonnes2008: 112,193,852 tonnes2009: 116,435,582 tonnes2010: 121,857,322 tonnes2011: 127,914,071 tonnes2012: 132,440,101 tonnes2013: 137,695,104 tonnes2014: 146,322,746 tonnes2015: 155,490,924 tonnes2016: 165,126,133 tonnes2017: 176,068,938 tonnes2018: 187,757,240 tonnes2019: 198,447,060 tonnes2020: 209,966,926 tonnes2021: 222,076,560 tonnes2022: 230,585,030 tonnes2023: 239,306,917 tonnes2024: 247,843,884 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024247,843,884 Estimated
2023239,306,917
2022230,585,030
2021222,076,560
2020209,966,926
2019198,447,060
2018187,757,240
2017176,068,938
2016165,126,133
2015155,490,924
2014146,322,746
2013137,695,104
2012132,440,101
2011127,914,071
2010121,857,322
2009116,435,582
2008112,193,852
2007107,944,132
2006100,277,499
200595,630,845
200491,071,211
200386,672,594
200284,773,080
200183,432,578
200079,675,100
199978,255,643
199874,118,207
199770,892,791
199668,372,030
199565,385,021
199461,415,012
199358,877,003
199256,423,004
199154,077,922
199053,678,000 Estimated
198951,408,000 Estimated
198848,400,000
198746,700,000
198646,100,000
198544,020,000
198441,470,000
198338,802,000
198235,800,000
198134,300,008
198031,560,000
197930,400,000
197829,000,000
197728,500,000
197627,300,000
197525,600,000
197424,500,000
197323,200,000
197222,800,000
197122,500,000
197020,800,000
196921,600,000
196821,200,000
196719,870,000
196619,368,000
196519,247,000 Estimated
196419,544,000 Estimated
196319,941,000 Estimated
196220,088,000 Estimated
196120,375,000

Rankings

Definition

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.

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.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510) (Milk production, India, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Milk production, India, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/india. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Milk production, India, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/india.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Milk production, India, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/india (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510): Milk production, India, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/india. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Milk production in India was 247,843,884 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.6% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 184 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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247,843,884 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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