Italy vs Netherlands: Milk production
Italy
13.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
14.82 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
17th
Netherlands rank
15th
Milk production over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.82 million tonnes against 13.97 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 842,300 tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.23 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 10.37 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | 461,889 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 11.57 million tonnes | 12.24 million tonnes | 662,450 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.28 million tonnes | 11.14 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 12.04 million tonnes | 11.11 million tonnes | 934,880 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.78 million tonnes | 13.26 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 13.86 million tonnes | 14.89 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 14.82 million tonnes against 13.97 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Italy and Netherlands?
- 842,300 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for milk production?
- Italy ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.