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Milk production in United Kingdom

Milk production in the United Kingdom was 15,939,048 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes15,939,048
Change on 2023+1.1%
Rank12th of 184Countries ranked
Series high17,261,0081983
Series low11,684,5961964

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Milk production in United Kingdom, 1961 to 2024

10M12M14M16M18M19611971198119912001201120241961: 12,004,927 tonnes1962: 12,304,140 tonnes1963: 11,941,909 tonnes1964: 11,684,596 tonnes1965: 12,119,420 tonnes1966: 11,973,846 tonnes1967: 12,341,020 tonnes1968: 12,630,027 tonnes1969: 12,746,519 tonnes1970: 12,971,044 tonnes1971: 13,304,854 tonnes1972: 14,170,552 tonnes1973: 14,402,411 tonnes1974: 13,993,281 tonnes1975: 13,933,900 tonnes1976: 14,418,683 tonnes1977: 15,200,000 tonnes1978: 15,903,000 tonnes1979: 15,913,000 tonnes1980: 15,974,000 tonnes1981: 15,865,000 tonnes1982: 16,759,000 tonnes1983: 17,261,008 tonnes1984: 16,225,000 tonnes1985: 16,022,000 tonnes1986: 16,234,000 tonnes1987: 15,508,000 tonnes1988: 15,133,000 tonnes1989: 14,913,000 tonnes1990: 15,251,204 tonnes1991: 14,762,812 tonnes1992: 14,776,300 tonnes1993: 14,828,900 tonnes1994: 14,990,700 tonnes1995: 14,844,300 tonnes1996: 14,808,300 tonnes1997: 14,841,000 tonnes1998: 14,632,000 tonnes1999: 15,014,000 tonnes2000: 14,488,000 tonnes2001: 14,707,000 tonnes2002: 14,869,000 tonnes2003: 15,010,000 tonnes2004: 14,555,000 tonnes2005: 14,473,000 tonnes2006: 14,316,000 tonnes2007: 14,023,000 tonnes2008: 13,719,000 tonnes2009: 13,852,000 tonnes2010: 14,071,000 tonnes2011: 13,849,000 tonnes2012: 13,843,000 tonnes2013: 13,935,000 tonnes2014: 15,050,000 tonnes2015: 15,324,000 tonnes2016: 14,662,000 tonnes2017: 15,267,000 tonnes2018: 15,311,000 tonnes2019: 15,671,450 tonnes2020: 15,685,870 tonnes2021: 15,890,600 tonnes2022: 15,757,400 tonnes2023: 15,759,500 tonnes2024: 15,939,048 tonnes10M12M14M16M18M19611983200520241961: 12,004,927 tonnes1962: 12,304,140 tonnes1963: 11,941,909 tonnes1964: 11,684,596 tonnes1965: 12,119,420 tonnes1966: 11,973,846 tonnes1967: 12,341,020 tonnes1968: 12,630,027 tonnes1969: 12,746,519 tonnes1970: 12,971,044 tonnes1971: 13,304,854 tonnes1972: 14,170,552 tonnes1973: 14,402,411 tonnes1974: 13,993,281 tonnes1975: 13,933,900 tonnes1976: 14,418,683 tonnes1977: 15,200,000 tonnes1978: 15,903,000 tonnes1979: 15,913,000 tonnes1980: 15,974,000 tonnes1981: 15,865,000 tonnes1982: 16,759,000 tonnes1983: 17,261,008 tonnes1984: 16,225,000 tonnes1985: 16,022,000 tonnes1986: 16,234,000 tonnes1987: 15,508,000 tonnes1988: 15,133,000 tonnes1989: 14,913,000 tonnes1990: 15,251,204 tonnes1991: 14,762,812 tonnes1992: 14,776,300 tonnes1993: 14,828,900 tonnes1994: 14,990,700 tonnes1995: 14,844,300 tonnes1996: 14,808,300 tonnes1997: 14,841,000 tonnes1998: 14,632,000 tonnes1999: 15,014,000 tonnes2000: 14,488,000 tonnes2001: 14,707,000 tonnes2002: 14,869,000 tonnes2003: 15,010,000 tonnes2004: 14,555,000 tonnes2005: 14,473,000 tonnes2006: 14,316,000 tonnes2007: 14,023,000 tonnes2008: 13,719,000 tonnes2009: 13,852,000 tonnes2010: 14,071,000 tonnes2011: 13,849,000 tonnes2012: 13,843,000 tonnes2013: 13,935,000 tonnes2014: 15,050,000 tonnes2015: 15,324,000 tonnes2016: 14,662,000 tonnes2017: 15,267,000 tonnes2018: 15,311,000 tonnes2019: 15,671,450 tonnes2020: 15,685,870 tonnes2021: 15,890,600 tonnes2022: 15,757,400 tonnes2023: 15,759,500 tonnes2024: 15,939,048 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
202415,939,048
202315,759,500
202215,757,400
202115,890,600
202015,685,870
201915,671,450
201815,311,000
201715,267,000
201614,662,000
201515,324,000
201415,050,000
201313,935,000
201213,843,000
201113,849,000
201014,071,000
200913,852,000
200813,719,000
200714,023,000
200614,316,000
200514,473,000
200414,555,000
200315,010,000
200214,869,000
200114,707,000
200014,488,000
199915,014,000
199814,632,000
199714,841,000
199614,808,300
199514,844,300
199414,990,700
199314,828,900
199214,776,300
199114,762,812
199015,251,204
198914,913,000
198815,133,000
198715,508,000
198616,234,000
198516,022,000
198416,225,000
198317,261,008
198216,759,000
198115,865,000
198015,974,000
197915,913,000
197815,903,000
197715,200,000
197614,418,683
197513,933,900
197413,993,281
197314,402,411
197214,170,552
197113,304,854
197012,971,044
196912,746,519
196812,630,027
196712,341,020
196611,973,846
196512,119,420
196411,684,596
196311,941,909
196212,304,140
196112,004,927

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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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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, United Kingdom, 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, United Kingdom, 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/united-kingdom. 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, United Kingdom, 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/united-kingdom.

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, United Kingdom, 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/united-kingdom (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the milk production in United Kingdom?

Milk production in the United Kingdom was 15,939,048 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 12th 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 United Kingdom?

17,261,008 tonnes in 1983, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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