China vs Russia: Milk production

China

45.44 million tonnes

in 2024

Russia

33.04 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

4th

Russia rank

7th

Milk production over time

China currently reports 45.44 million tonnes against 33.04 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 12.40 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

China ranks 4th and Russia ranks 7th 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.