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EU countries by milk production

Germany had the highest milk production of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 32,530,842 tonnes. Malta had the lowest, at 42,320 tonnes. The median was 2,314,850 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest32,530,842Germany
Lowest42,320Malta
Median2,314,85027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 3,867,490 tonnesBelgium: 4,481,000 tonnesBulgaria: 953,070 tonnesCyprus: 382,700 tonnesCzechia: 3,309,910 tonnesGermany: 32,530,842 tonnesDenmark: 5,644,000 tonnesEstonia: 839,400 tonnesSpain: 8,702,590 tonnesFinland: 2,314,850 tonnesFrance: 25,829,080 tonnesGreece: 2,027,730 tonnesCroatia: 570,000 tonnesHungary: 2,085,000 tonnesIreland: 9,039,990 tonnesItaly: 13,997,970 tonnesLithuania: 1,476,890 tonnesLuxembourg: 446,670 tonnesLatvia: 992,220 tonnesMalta: 42,320 tonnesNetherlands: 14,607,880 tonnesPoland: 14,890,270 tonnesPortugal: 2,100,190 tonnesRomania: 4,299,700 tonnesSweden: 2,782,220 tonnesSlovenia: 642,940 tonnesSlovakia: 914,410 tonnes
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tonnes, 2021. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 32,530,842 tonnesGermany32,530,842France: 25,829,080 tonnesFrance25,829,080Poland: 14,890,270 tonnesPoland14,890,270Netherlands: 14,607,880 tonnesNetherlands14,607,880Italy: 13,997,970 tonnesItaly13,997,970Ireland: 9,039,990 tonnesIreland9,039,990Spain: 8,702,590 tonnesSpain8,702,590Denmark: 5,644,000 tonnesDenmark5,644,000Belgium: 4,481,000 tonnesBelgium4,481,000Romania: 4,299,700 tonnesRomania4,299,700Austria: 3,867,490 tonnesAustria3,867,490Czechia: 3,309,910 tonnesCzechia3,309,910Sweden: 2,782,220 tonnesSweden2,782,220Finland: 2,314,850 tonnesFinland2,314,850Portugal: 2,100,190 tonnesPortugal2,100,190Hungary: 2,085,000 tonnesHungary2,085,000Greece: 2,027,730 tonnesGreece2,027,730Lithuania: 1,476,890 tonnesLithuania1,476,890Latvia: 992,220 tonnesLatvia992,220Bulgaria: 953,070 tonnesBulgaria953,070Slovakia: 914,410 tonnesSlovakia914,410Estonia: 839,400 tonnesEstonia839,400Slovenia: 642,940 tonnesSlovenia642,940Croatia: 570,000 tonnesCroatia570,000Luxembourg: 446,670 tonnesLuxembourg446,670Cyprus: 382,700 tonnesCyprus382,700Malta: 42,320 tonnesMalta42,320Germany: 32,530,842 tonnesGermany32,530,842France: 25,829,080 tonnesFrance25,829,080Poland: 14,890,270 tonnesPoland14,890,270Netherlands: 14,607,880 tonnesNetherlands14,607,880Italy: 13,997,970 tonnesItaly13,997,970Ireland: 9,039,990 tonnesIreland9,039,990Spain: 8,702,590 tonnesSpain8,702,590Denmark: 5,644,000 tonnesDenmark5,644,000Belgium: 4,481,000 tonnesBelgium4,481,000Romania: 4,299,700 tonnesRomania4,299,700Austria: 3,867,490 tonnesAustria3,867,490Czechia: 3,309,910 tonnesCzechia3,309,910Sweden: 2,782,220 tonnesSweden2,782,220Finland: 2,314,850 tonnesFinland2,314,850Portugal: 2,100,190 tonnesPortugal2,100,190Hungary: 2,085,000 tonnesHungary2,085,000Greece: 2,027,730 tonnesGreece2,027,730Lithuania: 1,476,890 tonnesLithuania1,476,890Latvia: 992,220 tonnesLatvia992,220Bulgaria: 953,070 tonnesBulgaria953,070Slovakia: 914,410 tonnesSlovakia914,410Estonia: 839,400 tonnesEstonia839,400Slovenia: 642,940 tonnesSlovenia642,940Croatia: 570,000 tonnesCroatia570,000Luxembourg: 446,670 tonnesLuxembourg446,670Cyprus: 382,700 tonnesCyprus382,700Malta: 42,320 tonnesMalta42,320
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
tonnes		Change on 2020
1Germany32,530,842-2%
2France25,829,080-1.7%
3Poland14,890,270+0.4%
4Netherlands14,607,880-2.2%
5Italy13,997,970+3.6%
6Ireland9,039,990+5.6%
7Spain8,702,590+0.2%
8Denmark5,644,000-0.4%
9Belgium4,481,000-0.5%
10Romania4,299,700-1.4%
11Austria3,867,490+0.4%
12Czechia3,309,910+1.3%
13Sweden2,782,220+0.3%
14Finland2,314,850-3.8%
15Portugal2,100,190+0.1%
16Hungary2,085,000+3.3%
17Greece2,027,730+1.9%
18Lithuania1,476,890-1%
19Latvia992,220+0.2%
20Bulgaria953,070-5.2%
21Slovakia914,410-1.6%
22Estonia839,400-1.1%
23Slovenia642,940+1.5%
24Croatia570,000-6.9%
25Luxembourg446,670-0.9%
26Cyprus382,700+10.2%
27Malta42,320-5.8%

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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 EU countries are compared on one definition. 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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Milk; Total, production, t (item 1780, element 5510) (EU countries by milk production, 2021) [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), EU countries by milk production, 2021. 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/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). EU countries by milk production, 2021. 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/rankings/milk-production/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Which EU country has the highest milk production?

Germany, with 32,530,842 tonnes in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest milk production?

Malta, with 42,320 tonnes in 2021.

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.

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