France vs Germany: Milk production

France

25.24 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany

33.80 million tonnes

in 2024

France rank

8th

Germany rank

6th

Milk production over time

Germany currently reports 33.80 million tonnes against 25.24 million tonnes in France, a difference of 8.56 million tonnes.

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

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

France ranks 8th 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.