Milk production in Zambia

Milk production in Zambia was 525,394 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 93rd highest of 184 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes525,394 Estimated
Change on 2023-3.2%
Rank93rd of 184Countries ranked
Series high542,6892023
Series low39,0001961

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Milk production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024

0200K400K600K19611971198119912001201120241961: 39,000 tonnes1962: 39,000 tonnes1963: 39,300 tonnes1964: 39,600 tonnes1965: 39,900 tonnes1966: 40,500 tonnes1967: 41,100 tonnes1968: 42,000 tonnes1969: 42,900 tonnes1970: 43,800 tonnes1971: 45,000 tonnes1972: 45,900 tonnes1973: 47,100 tonnes1974: 47,700 tonnes1975: 49,800 tonnes1976: 54,000 tonnes1977: 56,100 tonnes1978: 57,300 tonnes1979: 59,700 tonnes1980: 58,800 tonnes1981: 62,700 tonnes1982: 66,300 tonnes1983: 63,000 tonnes1984: 59,700 tonnes1985: 66,600 tonnes1986: 68,100 tonnes1987: 70,200 tonnes1988: 71,100 tonnes1989: 72,300 tonnes1990: 77,700 tonnes1991: 372,782 tonnes1992: 386,750 tonnes1993: 399,333 tonnes1994: 339,153 tonnes1995: 374,380 tonnes1996: 349,372 tonnes1997: 261,760 tonnes1998: 271,533 tonnes1999: 291,049 tonnes2000: 346,780 tonnes2001: 360,759 tonnes2002: 388,680 tonnes2003: 388,734 tonnes2004: 374,847 tonnes2005: 388,841 tonnes2006: 374,951 tonnes2007: 388,949 tonnes2008: 395,978 tonnes2009: 403,009 tonnes2010: 410,043 tonnes2011: 410,099 tonnes2012: 410,156 tonnes2013: 410,213 tonnes2014: 417,252 tonnes2015: 382,500 tonnes2016: 375,600 tonnes2017: 396,700 tonnes2018: 429,024 tonnes2019: 447,232 tonnes2020: 436,592 tonnes2021: 461,905 tonnes2022: 509,515 tonnes2023: 542,689 tonnes2024: 525,394 tonnes0200K400K600K19611983200520241961: 39,000 tonnes1962: 39,000 tonnes1963: 39,300 tonnes1964: 39,600 tonnes1965: 39,900 tonnes1966: 40,500 tonnes1967: 41,100 tonnes1968: 42,000 tonnes1969: 42,900 tonnes1970: 43,800 tonnes1971: 45,000 tonnes1972: 45,900 tonnes1973: 47,100 tonnes1974: 47,700 tonnes1975: 49,800 tonnes1976: 54,000 tonnes1977: 56,100 tonnes1978: 57,300 tonnes1979: 59,700 tonnes1980: 58,800 tonnes1981: 62,700 tonnes1982: 66,300 tonnes1983: 63,000 tonnes1984: 59,700 tonnes1985: 66,600 tonnes1986: 68,100 tonnes1987: 70,200 tonnes1988: 71,100 tonnes1989: 72,300 tonnes1990: 77,700 tonnes1991: 372,782 tonnes1992: 386,750 tonnes1993: 399,333 tonnes1994: 339,153 tonnes1995: 374,380 tonnes1996: 349,372 tonnes1997: 261,760 tonnes1998: 271,533 tonnes1999: 291,049 tonnes2000: 346,780 tonnes2001: 360,759 tonnes2002: 388,680 tonnes2003: 388,734 tonnes2004: 374,847 tonnes2005: 388,841 tonnes2006: 374,951 tonnes2007: 388,949 tonnes2008: 395,978 tonnes2009: 403,009 tonnes2010: 410,043 tonnes2011: 410,099 tonnes2012: 410,156 tonnes2013: 410,213 tonnes2014: 417,252 tonnes2015: 382,500 tonnes2016: 375,600 tonnes2017: 396,700 tonnes2018: 429,024 tonnes2019: 447,232 tonnes2020: 436,592 tonnes2021: 461,905 tonnes2022: 509,515 tonnes2023: 542,689 tonnes2024: 525,394 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
2024525,394 Estimated
2023542,689 Estimated
2022509,515 Estimated
2021461,905 Estimated
2020436,592 Estimated
2019447,232 Estimated
2018429,024 Estimated
2017396,700 Estimated
2016375,600 Estimated
2015382,500 Estimated
2014417,252 Estimated
2013410,213 Estimated
2012410,156 Estimated
2011410,099 Estimated
2010410,043 Estimated
2009403,009 Estimated
2008395,978 Estimated
2007388,949 Estimated
2006374,951 Estimated
2005388,841 Estimated
2004374,847 Estimated
2003388,734 Estimated
2002388,680 Estimated
2001360,759 Estimated
2000346,780 Estimated
1999291,049 Estimated
1998271,533 Estimated
1997261,760 Estimated
1996349,372 Estimated
1995374,380 Estimated
1994339,153 Estimated
1993399,333 Estimated
1992386,750 Estimated
1991372,782 Estimated
199077,700 Estimated
198972,300 Estimated
198871,100 Estimated
198770,200 Estimated
198668,100 Estimated
198566,600 Estimated
198459,700 Estimated
198363,000 Estimated
198266,300 Estimated
198162,700 Estimated
198058,800 Estimated
197959,700 Estimated
197857,300 Estimated
197756,100 Estimated
197654,000 Estimated
197549,800 Estimated
197447,700 Estimated
197347,100 Estimated
197245,900 Estimated
197145,000 Estimated
197043,800 Estimated
196942,900 Estimated
196842,000 Estimated
196741,100 Estimated
196640,500 Estimated
196539,900 Estimated
196439,600 Estimated
196339,300 Estimated
196239,000 Estimated
196139,000 Estimated

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, Zambia, 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, Zambia, 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/zambia. 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, Zambia, 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/zambia.

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, Zambia, 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/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the milk production in Zambia?

Milk production in Zambia was 525,394 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 93rd 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 Zambia?

542,689 tonnes in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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