Which has higher milk production, Guatemala or Sri Lanka?

Guatemala, at 542,686 tonnes against 537,792 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in milk production between Guatemala and Sri Lanka?

4,894 tonnes, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Guatemala vs Sri Lanka: Milk production

Guatemala

542,686 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka

537,792 tonnes

in 2024

Guatemala rank

92nd

Sri Lanka rank

93rd

Milk production over time

Guatemala
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 542,686 tonnes against 537,792 tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4,894 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 192 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	179,078 tonnes	135,154 tonnes	43,923 tonnes	Guatemala
1970s	261,233 tonnes	182,123 tonnes	79,110 tonnes	Guatemala
1980s	250,764 tonnes	230,612 tonnes	20,153 tonnes	Guatemala
1990s	281,949 tonnes	265,228 tonnes	16,720 tonnes	Guatemala
2000s	391,489 tonnes	183,709 tonnes	207,780 tonnes	Guatemala
2010s	511,869 tonnes	354,496 tonnes	157,373 tonnes	Guatemala
2020s	561,480 tonnes	535,616 tonnes	25,864 tonnes	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, Guatemala or Sri Lanka?: Guatemala, at 542,686 tonnes against 537,792 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between Guatemala and Sri Lanka?: 4,894 tonnes, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Sri Lanka rank globally for milk production?: Guatemala ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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