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Milk production in Japan

Milk production in Japan was 7,357,451 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes7,357,451
Change on 2023+0.8%
Rank25th of 184Countries ranked
Series high8,657,0001996
Series low2,115,2441961

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Milk production in Japan, 1961 to 2024

2M4M6M8M10M19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,115,244 tonnes1962: 2,438,942 tonnes1963: 2,763,050 tonnes1964: 3,022,164 tonnes1965: 3,223,888 tonnes1966: 3,408,814 tonnes1967: 3,566,114 tonnes1968: 4,015,938 tonnes1969: 4,508,625 tonnes1970: 4,761,469 tonnes1971: 4,819,834 tonnes1972: 4,938,793 tonnes1973: 4,908,359 tonnes1974: 4,868,172 tonnes1975: 4,961,017 tonnes1976: 5,262,419 tonnes1977: 5,734,988 tonnes1978: 6,116,615 tonnes1979: 6,462,822 tonnes1980: 6,504,457 tonnes1981: 6,610,232 tonnes1982: 6,747,400 tonnes1983: 7,042,300 tonnes1984: 7,137,500 tonnes1985: 7,380,400 tonnes1986: 7,456,940 tonnes1987: 7,334,943 tonnes1988: 7,606,774 tonnes1989: 8,058,946 tonnes1990: 8,189,348 tonnes1991: 8,259,134 tonnes1992: 8,576,442 tonnes1993: 8,625,700 tonnes1994: 8,389,000 tonnes1995: 8,382,000 tonnes1996: 8,657,000 tonnes1997: 8,645,455 tonnes1998: 8,572,421 tonnes1999: 8,459,694 tonnes2000: 8,497,000 tonnes2001: 8,301,000 tonnes2002: 8,385,300 tonnes2003: 8,400,100 tonnes2004: 8,329,000 tonnes2005: 8,285,215 tonnes2006: 8,138,000 tonnes2007: 8,007,417 tonnes2008: 7,982,030 tonnes2009: 7,910,413 tonnes2010: 7,720,456 tonnes2011: 7,474,309 tonnes2012: 7,630,418 tonnes2013: 7,508,261 tonnes2014: 7,334,264 tonnes2015: 7,379,234 tonnes2016: 7,393,717 tonnes2017: 7,276,523 tonnes2018: 7,289,227 tonnes2019: 7,313,530 tonnes2020: 7,438,218 tonnes2021: 7,592,061 tonnes2022: 7,617,473 tonnes2023: 7,298,933 tonnes2024: 7,357,451 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
20247,357,451
20237,298,933
20227,617,473
20217,592,061
20207,438,218
20197,313,530
20187,289,227
20177,276,523
20167,393,717
20157,379,234
20147,334,264
20137,508,261
20127,630,418
20117,474,309
20107,720,456
20097,910,413
20087,982,030
20078,007,417
20068,138,000
20058,285,215
20048,329,000
20038,400,100
20028,385,300
20018,301,000
20008,497,000
19998,459,694
19988,572,421
19978,645,455
19968,657,000
19958,382,000
19948,389,000
19938,625,700
19928,576,442
19918,259,134
19908,189,348
19898,058,946
19887,606,774
19877,334,943
19867,456,940
19857,380,400
19847,137,500
19837,042,300
19826,747,400
19816,610,232
19806,504,457
19796,462,822
19786,116,615
19775,734,988
19765,262,419
19754,961,017
19744,868,172
19734,908,359
19724,938,793
19714,819,834
19704,761,469
19694,508,625
19684,015,938
19673,566,114
19663,408,814
19653,223,888
19643,022,164
19632,763,050
19622,438,942
19612,115,244

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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, Japan, 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, Japan, 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/japan. 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, Japan, 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/japan.

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, Japan, 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/japan (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, Japan, 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/japan. 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 Japan?

Milk production in Japan was 7,357,451 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 25th 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.

What was the highest milk production in Japan?

8,657,000 tonnes in 1996, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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