Milk production in Iran

Milk production in Iran was 8,505,341 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes8,505,341 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.3%
Rank23rd of 184Countries ranked
Series high8,800,0002014
Series low1,581,0001961

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Milk production in Iran, 1961 to 2024

02M4M6M8M10M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,581,000 tonnes1962: 1,621,000 tonnes1963: 1,600,000 tonnes1964: 1,650,000 tonnes1965: 1,700,000 tonnes1966: 1,660,000 tonnes1967: 1,732,000 tonnes1968: 1,806,000 tonnes1969: 1,900,000 tonnes1970: 2,000,000 tonnes1971: 1,900,000 tonnes1972: 2,000,000 tonnes1973: 2,150,000 tonnes1974: 2,300,000 tonnes1975: 2,400,000 tonnes1976: 2,500,000 tonnes1977: 2,600,000 tonnes1978: 2,700,000 tonnes1979: 2,700,000 tonnes1980: 2,800,000 tonnes1981: 2,900,000 tonnes1982: 3,119,000 tonnes1983: 3,150,000 tonnes1984: 3,200,000 tonnes1985: 3,250,000 tonnes1986: 3,300,000 tonnes1987: 3,350,000 tonnes1988: 3,355,000 tonnes1989: 3,400,000 tonnes1990: 3,900,000 tonnes1991: 4,035,000 tonnes1992: 4,145,000 tonnes1993: 4,281,000 tonnes1994: 4,450,000 tonnes1995: 4,540,000 tonnes1996: 4,819,009 tonnes1997: 4,895,000 tonnes1998: 5,125,000 tonnes1999: 5,520,230 tonnes2000: 5,889,170 tonnes2001: 6,012,830 tonnes2002: 5,877,000 tonnes2003: 6,316,000 tonnes2004: 6,720,000 tonnes2005: 7,179,000 tonnes2006: 7,741,000 tonnes2007: 8,251,000 tonnes2008: 7,024,000 tonnes2009: 7,204,000 tonnes2010: 7,438,000 tonnes2011: 7,686,000 tonnes2012: 7,952,000 tonnes2013: 8,268,000 tonnes2014: 8,800,000 tonnes2015: 6,413,198 tonnes2016: 6,755,598 tonnes2017: 7,700,825 tonnes2018: 7,531,857 tonnes2019: 7,535,692 tonnes2020: 8,344,029 tonnes2021: 8,791,258 tonnes2022: 8,335,311 tonnes2023: 8,477,194 tonnes2024: 8,505,341 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
20248,505,341 Estimated
20238,477,194 Estimated
20228,335,311
20218,791,258
20208,344,029
20197,535,692 Estimated
20187,531,857 Estimated
20177,700,825
20166,755,598 Estimated
20156,413,198
20148,800,000
20138,268,000
20127,952,000
20117,686,000
20107,438,000
20097,204,000
20087,024,000
20078,251,000
20067,741,000
20057,179,000
20046,720,000
20036,316,000
20025,877,000
20016,012,830
20005,889,170
19995,520,230
19985,125,000
19974,895,000
19964,819,009
19954,540,000
19944,450,000
19934,281,000
19924,145,000
19914,035,000
19903,900,000
19893,400,000
19883,355,000
19873,350,000
19863,300,000 Estimated
19853,250,000 Estimated
19843,200,000 Estimated
19833,150,000 Estimated
19823,119,000
19812,900,000 Estimated
19802,800,000 Estimated
19792,700,000 Estimated
19782,700,000 Estimated
19772,600,000
19762,500,000
19752,400,000
19742,300,000
19732,150,000
19722,000,000
19711,900,000
19702,000,000
19691,900,000
19681,806,000
19671,732,000
19661,660,000
19651,700,000
19641,650,000
19631,600,000
19621,621,000
19611,581,000

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, Iran, 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Milk production, Iran, 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/iran. 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, Iran, 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/iran.

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, Iran, 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/iran (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, Iran, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production/iran. 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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What is the milk production in Iran?

Milk production in Iran was 8,505,341 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 184 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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.

What was the highest milk production in Iran?

8,800,000 tonnes in 2014, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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