China vs India: Milk production

China

45.44 million tonnes

in 2024

India

247.84 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

4th

India rank

1st

Milk production over time

India currently reports 247.84 million tonnes against 45.44 million tonnes in China, a difference of 202.40 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 5.5 times China's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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.