China vs Germany: Milk production

China

45.44 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany

33.80 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

4th

Germany rank

6th

Milk production over time

China currently reports 45.44 million tonnes against 33.80 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 11.64 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

China ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Indicator: Milk production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.