Countries by milk production
India had the highest milk production of 186 countries in 2023, at 239,306,917 tonnes. Niue had the lowest, at 59 tonnes. The median was 539,007 tonnes and the figure for the World was 971,421,458 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Map of countries, 2023
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Top 40 countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 239,306,917 | +3.8% |
| 2 | United States | 102,678,763 | -0% |
| 3 | Pakistan | 64,581,550 | +3.2% |
| 4 | China | 46,780,165 | +6.2% |
| 5 | Brazil | 36,338,658 | +2% |
| 6 | Germany | 34,036,255 | +5% |
| 7 | Russia Estimated | 33,804,668 | +2.5% |
| 8 | France | 25,050,500 | -2.5% |
| 9 | Türkiye | 21,481,567 | -0.4% |
| 10 | New Zealand | 21,245,000 | +0.9% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 15,759,500 | 0% |
| 12 | Poland | 15,491,880 | +1.8% |
| 13 | Netherlands | 15,117,050 | +0.9% |
| 14 | Bangladesh Estimated | 14,068,000 | +7.6% |
| 15 | Mexico | 13,909,701 | +1.7% |
| 16 | Italy | 13,842,200 | -0.9% |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 11,943,952 | +3% |
| 18 | Argentina | 11,665,405 | -2% |
| 19 | Canada | 9,886,559 | +1.5% |
| 20 | Ireland | 8,730,710 | -4.1% |
| 21 | Spain | 8,564,630 | +1% |
| 22 | Iran Estimated | 8,477,194 | +1.7% |
| 23 | Australia | 8,467,000 | +0.2% |
| 24 | Belarus | 8,347,290 | +5.9% |
| 25 | Ukraine | 7,430,400 | -4.3% |
| 26 | Colombia | 7,309,000 | -1.5% |
| 27 | Japan | 7,298,933 | -4.2% |
| 28 | Kenya | 6,068,105 | +2.5% |
| 29 | Denmark | 5,687,000 | +0.4% |
| 30 | Egypt | 5,633,667 | -16% |
| 31 | Belgium | 4,684,370 | +1.4% |
| 32 | Sudan Estimated | 4,511,513 | +1.3% |
| 33 | Romania | 4,318,400 | +1.3% |
| 34 | Tanzania | 4,317,642 | +8.9% |
| 35 | Venezuela | 4,170,197 | +3.9% |
| 36 | Uganda | 3,850,000 | +16.8% |
| 37 | South Africa | 3,810,000 | +1.2% |
| 38 | Ethiopia Estimated | 3,783,826 | -9.8% |
| 39 | Switzerland | 3,767,220 | +0.7% |
| 40 | Austria | 3,716,970 | -6.6% |
| 41 | South Sudan Estimated | 3,518,905 | +2.2% |
| 42 | Czechia | 3,475,280 | +4.1% |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 3,439,878 | +3.4% |
| 44 | Algeria Estimated | 3,313,144 | -0.2% |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 3,280,325 | +30.2% |
| 46 | Sweden | 2,818,530 | +1.9% |
| 47 | Nepal | 2,770,678 | +1.7% |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 2,609,242 | +4.4% |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 2,283,990 | +0.9% |
| 50 | Myanmar Estimated | 2,242,390 | +2% |
| 51 | Finland | 2,239,000 | -0.9% |
| 52 | Chile | 2,232,437 | -2.6% |
| 53 | Peru | 2,221,486 | -2% |
| 54 | Afghanistan Estimated | 2,219,533 | +1.1% |
| 55 | Uruguay | 2,177,420 | -4.8% |
| 56 | Somalia Estimated | 2,163,475 | -0.8% |
| 57 | Ecuador Estimated | 2,105,318 | +1.4% |
| 58 | Syria | 2,066,241 | +1.8% |
| 59 | Portugal | 2,058,680 | +1.4% |
| 60 | Morocco | 2,046,618 | -4.9% |
| 61 | Hungary | 2,032,110 | -0.6% |
| 62 | Greece | 1,962,510 | -1.8% |
| 63 | South Korea | 1,938,947 | -2.3% |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,778,261 | +2.5% |
| 65 | Israel | 1,687,299 | -0.4% |
| 66 | Niger | 1,641,791 | +4.9% |
| 67 | Lithuania | 1,472,970 | -3.2% |
| 68 | Tunisia Estimated | 1,422,529 | +0.7% |
| 69 | Serbia | 1,416,791 | -6.3% |
| 70 | Norway | 1,409,353 | -4.3% |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 1,390,704 | +12.4% |
| 72 | Indonesia Estimated | 1,373,066 | -11.7% |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 1,372,911 | -4.4% |
| 74 | Thailand Estimated | 1,278,333 | +4.6% |
| 75 | Vietnam | 1,246,346 | +5.2% |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 1,175,516 | +5% |
| 77 | Mali | 1,114,138 | +3.6% |
| 78 | Latvia | 963,680 | -1.2% |
| 79 | Albania | 927,585 | -7.2% |
| 80 | Slovakia | 926,060 | -0.1% |
| 81 | Estonia | 894,700 | +5.4% |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 862,164 | +0.2% |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 815,780 | -6.1% |
| 84 | Honduras Estimated | 693,073 | +0.4% |
| 85 | Jordan | 642,701 | +23.9% |
| 86 | Bolivia | 637,312 | +1.1% |
| 87 | Slovenia | 607,760 | -3.2% |
| 88 | Georgia | 601,841 | +3.5% |
| 89 | Armenia | 591,600 | -5.1% |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 583,375 | +1.7% |
| 91 | Guatemala | 562,261 | +1.9% |
| 92 | Paraguay Estimated | 559,000 | 0% |
| 93 | Zambia Estimated | 542,689 | +6.5% |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 535,326 | -0.5% |
| 95 | Nigeria Estimated | 526,502 | +0.2% |
| 96 | Taiwan | 483,647 | +1.9% |
| 97 | Croatia | 479,000 | -10.5% |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 471,560 | +4.2% |
| 99 | Chad Estimated | 469,294 | +3.5% |
| 100 | Zimbabwe Estimated | 443,102 | +2.9% |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 440,912 | +1.3% |
| 102 | Madagascar Estimated | 439,077 | +13.2% |
| 103 | Yemen | 434,165 | +1.5% |
| 104 | El Salvador Estimated | 416,980 | -1% |
| 105 | Cyprus | 390,810 | +6.7% |
| 106 | Oman Estimated | 376,139 | +4% |
| 107 | Iraq | 362,957 | +2.3% |
| 108 | Mauritania Estimated | 362,461 | +0.5% |
| 109 | Guinea Estimated | 293,050 | +1.5% |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 291,731 | -24.8% |
| 111 | Cameroon Estimated | 283,106 | -0.2% |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates Estimated | 266,510 | +3.5% |
| 113 | Mongolia | 264,609 | +19.9% |
| 114 | Moldova | 261,283 | -3.6% |
| 115 | Senegal Estimated | 257,437 | +2.6% |
| 116 | Rwanda Estimated | 235,468 | +1.4% |
| 117 | Cuba | 233,550 | -37.3% |
| 118 | Libya Estimated | 226,695 | -0.7% |
| 119 | Lesotho Estimated | 225,000 | +9.8% |
| 120 | Malawi Estimated | 224,476 | +4% |
| 121 | Puerto Rico Estimated | 223,897 | -4.6% |
| 122 | Lebanon | 222,576 | -4.8% |
| 123 | Angola Estimated | 220,647 | +0.6% |
| 124 | Jamaica Estimated | 208,692 | +0.1% |
| 125 | Panama | 184,344 | -2.2% |
| 126 | Benin | 175,044 | +15.1% |
| 127 | Montenegro | 161,394 | +3% |
| 128 | Iceland | 155,975 | +2.3% |
| 129 | Sierra Leone Estimated | 150,615 | +2.5% |
| 130 | Eritrea Estimated | 147,781 | 0% |
| 131 | Namibia Estimated | 113,642 | -2% |
| 132 | Haiti Estimated | 100,185 | -0.2% |
| 133 | Burundi Estimated | 97,733 | +7.5% |
| 134 | North Korea Estimated | 84,178 | +0.4% |
| 135 | Central African Republic Estimated | 82,465 | +0.9% |
| 136 | Kuwait Estimated | 58,790 | -2.2% |
| 137 | Gambia Estimated | 51,891 | +5.2% |
| 138 | Ghana Estimated | 50,461 | +2% |
| 139 | Malaysia | 46,301 | +2.8% |
| 140 | Qatar Estimated | 44,034 | -1.1% |
| 141 | Bhutan | 43,829 | +3.7% |
| 142 | Eswatini Estimated | 40,575 | +6.3% |
| 143 | Malta | 40,390 | -4% |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau Estimated | 38,889 | +0.1% |
| 145 | Côte d’Ivoire | 37,805 | +2.8% |
| 146 | Botswana Estimated | 34,152 | -10.9% |
| 147 | Philippines | 29,980 | -3.9% |
| 148 | Guyana | 28,591 | +39.9% |
| 149 | Cambodia Estimated | 24,329 | -0% |
| 150 | Mozambique Estimated | 23,049 | -3.1% |
| 151 | Djibouti Estimated | 15,290 | +0.3% |
| 152 | Comoros Estimated | 13,091 | +0.2% |
| 153 | Togo Estimated | 12,838 | +6.5% |
| 154 | Fiji | 12,737 | -8.4% |
| 155 | Bahrain Estimated | 11,011 | -2.1% |
| 156 | Gabon Estimated | 10,699 | +0.3% |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 10,439 | +1.6% |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated | 9,832 | +5.5% |
| 159 | Laos Estimated | 9,070 | +2.8% |
| 160 | Liberia Estimated | 8,344 | +0.3% |
| 161 | Faroe Islands | 7,030 | -2.4% |
| 162 | Dominica Estimated | 6,991 | +0.1% |
| 163 | Belize | 6,525 | +19.4% |
| 164 | Timor-Leste Estimated | 5,460 | -15.9% |
| 165 | Republic of the Congo Estimated | 4,465 | 0% |
| 166 | Barbados Estimated | 4,119 | +2% |
| 167 | Vanuatu Estimated | 3,100 | +0.3% |
| 168 | Solomon Islands Estimated | 3,063 | +0.3% |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda Estimated | 2,877 | -0.9% |
| 170 | Mauritius | 2,788 | +25% |
| 171 | Suriname Estimated | 2,787 | -1.9% |
| 172 | Bahamas Estimated | 2,063 | +0.1% |
| 173 | Samoa Estimated | 1,571 | -0.9% |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,441 | +3.4% |
| 175 | Saint Lucia Estimated | 1,032 | -0% |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated | 862 | -6.4% |
| 177 | São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated | 583 | +2% |
| 178 | Grenada Estimated | 581 | -1.5% |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 530 | -16.3% |
| 180 | Tonga Estimated | 325 | +0.2% |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea Estimated | 204 | 0% |
| 182 | Brunei Estimated | 169 | -6.9% |
| 183 | Seychelles Estimated | 155 | -10% |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 100 | -77.6% |
| 185 | Hong Kong Estimated | 60 | 0% |
| 186 | Niue Estimated | 59 | +0.1% |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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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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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510), Countries by milk production, 2023. 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/rankings/milk-production/countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510): Countries by milk production, 2023}},
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Which country has the highest milk production?
India, with 239,306,917 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Which country has the lowest milk production?
Niue, with 59 tonnes in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 5 countries have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.