Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Milk production
Costa Rica
1.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
75th
Vietnam rank
74th
Milk production over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 17,110 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Vietnam ranks 74th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,244 tonnes | 19,492 tonnes | 127,752 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 253,748 tonnes | 30,486 tonnes | 223,262 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 362,376 tonnes | 50,780 tonnes | 311,596 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 567,096 tonnes | 93,517 tonnes | 473,578 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 817,014 tonnes | 202,144 tonnes | 614,870 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.10 million tonnes | 684,613 tonnes | 416,278 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 75,370 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Costa Rica or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.30 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 17,110 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for milk production?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Vietnam ranks 74th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.