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Milk production in World

Milk production in the World was 984,762,941 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023.

2024, tonnes984,762,941
Change on 2023+1.4%
Series high984,762,9412024
Series low344,170,2741961

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Milk production in World, 1961 to 2024

200M400M600M800M1B19611971198119912001201120241961: 344,170,274 tonnes1962: 346,835,297 tonnes1963: 344,276,438 tonnes1964: 349,473,182 tonnes1965: 364,798,044 tonnes1966: 373,451,467 tonnes1967: 381,786,495 tonnes1968: 390,060,404 tonnes1969: 391,139,772 tonnes1970: 391,927,666 tonnes1971: 394,984,431 tonnes1972: 405,233,583 tonnes1973: 412,157,049 tonnes1974: 420,401,653 tonnes1975: 424,717,041 tonnes1976: 433,538,983 tonnes1977: 446,283,392 tonnes1978: 452,706,467 tonnes1979: 459,728,465 tonnes1980: 465,797,064 tonnes1981: 469,799,194 tonnes1982: 480,000,957 tonnes1983: 498,517,472 tonnes1984: 503,380,374 tonnes1985: 511,705,664 tonnes1986: 521,277,560 tonnes1987: 520,913,453 tonnes1988: 528,357,682 tonnes1989: 536,220,766 tonnes1990: 542,448,851 tonnes1991: 530,888,444 tonnes1992: 523,677,886 tonnes1993: 525,781,466 tonnes1994: 530,606,552 tonnes1995: 537,536,891 tonnes1996: 544,934,393 tonnes1997: 548,815,163 tonnes1998: 557,747,580 tonnes1999: 569,715,960 tonnes2000: 577,975,974 tonnes2001: 588,300,476 tonnes2002: 602,880,048 tonnes2003: 615,455,850 tonnes2004: 628,700,368 tonnes2005: 648,198,522 tonnes2006: 664,782,468 tonnes2007: 678,578,881 tonnes2008: 694,058,003 tonnes2009: 707,257,436 tonnes2010: 721,291,220 tonnes2011: 739,039,497 tonnes2012: 757,693,685 tonnes2013: 768,491,060 tonnes2014: 798,366,350 tonnes2015: 813,797,371 tonnes2016: 823,664,326 tonnes2017: 846,675,481 tonnes2018: 868,783,292 tonnes2019: 890,803,573 tonnes2020: 919,489,441 tonnes2021: 942,514,112 tonnes2022: 953,230,698 tonnes2023: 971,421,458 tonnes2024: 984,762,941 tonnes200M400M600M800M1B19611983200520241961: 344,170,274 tonnes1962: 346,835,297 tonnes1963: 344,276,438 tonnes1964: 349,473,182 tonnes1965: 364,798,044 tonnes1966: 373,451,467 tonnes1967: 381,786,495 tonnes1968: 390,060,404 tonnes1969: 391,139,772 tonnes1970: 391,927,666 tonnes1971: 394,984,431 tonnes1972: 405,233,583 tonnes1973: 412,157,049 tonnes1974: 420,401,653 tonnes1975: 424,717,041 tonnes1976: 433,538,983 tonnes1977: 446,283,392 tonnes1978: 452,706,467 tonnes1979: 459,728,465 tonnes1980: 465,797,064 tonnes1981: 469,799,194 tonnes1982: 480,000,957 tonnes1983: 498,517,472 tonnes1984: 503,380,374 tonnes1985: 511,705,664 tonnes1986: 521,277,560 tonnes1987: 520,913,453 tonnes1988: 528,357,682 tonnes1989: 536,220,766 tonnes1990: 542,448,851 tonnes1991: 530,888,444 tonnes1992: 523,677,886 tonnes1993: 525,781,466 tonnes1994: 530,606,552 tonnes1995: 537,536,891 tonnes1996: 544,934,393 tonnes1997: 548,815,163 tonnes1998: 557,747,580 tonnes1999: 569,715,960 tonnes2000: 577,975,974 tonnes2001: 588,300,476 tonnes2002: 602,880,048 tonnes2003: 615,455,850 tonnes2004: 628,700,368 tonnes2005: 648,198,522 tonnes2006: 664,782,468 tonnes2007: 678,578,881 tonnes2008: 694,058,003 tonnes2009: 707,257,436 tonnes2010: 721,291,220 tonnes2011: 739,039,497 tonnes2012: 757,693,685 tonnes2013: 768,491,060 tonnes2014: 798,366,350 tonnes2015: 813,797,371 tonnes2016: 823,664,326 tonnes2017: 846,675,481 tonnes2018: 868,783,292 tonnes2019: 890,803,573 tonnes2020: 919,489,441 tonnes2021: 942,514,112 tonnes2022: 953,230,698 tonnes2023: 971,421,458 tonnes2024: 984,762,941 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
2024984,762,941
2023971,421,458
2022953,230,698
2021942,514,112
2020919,489,441
2019890,803,573
2018868,783,292
2017846,675,481
2016823,664,326
2015813,797,371
2014798,366,350
2013768,491,060
2012757,693,685
2011739,039,497
2010721,291,220
2009707,257,436
2008694,058,003
2007678,578,881
2006664,782,468
2005648,198,522
2004628,700,368
2003615,455,850
2002602,880,048
2001588,300,476
2000577,975,974
1999569,715,960
1998557,747,580
1997548,815,163
1996544,934,393
1995537,536,891
1994530,606,552
1993525,781,466
1992523,677,886
1991530,888,444
1990542,448,851 Estimated
1989536,220,766 Estimated
1988528,357,682 Estimated
1987520,913,453 Estimated
1986521,277,560 Estimated
1985511,705,664 Estimated
1984503,380,374 Estimated
1983498,517,472 Estimated
1982480,000,957 Estimated
1981469,799,194 Estimated
1980465,797,064 Estimated
1979459,728,465 Estimated
1978452,706,467 Estimated
1977446,283,392 Estimated
1976433,538,983 Estimated
1975424,717,041 Estimated
1974420,401,653 Estimated
1973412,157,049 Estimated
1972405,233,583 Estimated
1971394,984,431 Estimated
1970391,927,666 Estimated
1969391,139,772 Estimated
1968390,060,404 Estimated
1967381,786,495 Estimated
1966373,451,467 Estimated
1965364,798,044 Estimated
1964349,473,182 Estimated
1963344,276,438 Estimated
1962346,835,297 Estimated
1961344,170,274 Estimated

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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, World, 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, World, 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/world. 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, World, 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/world.

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, World, 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/world (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, World, 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/world. 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 the World was 984,762,941 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023.

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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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