Which has higher milk production, Sri Lanka or Zambia?

Sri Lanka, at 537,792 tonnes against 525,394 tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.

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

12,398 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

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.

Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Milk production

Sri Lanka

537,792 tonnes

in 2024

Zambia

525,394 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

93rd

Zambia rank

96th

Milk production over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 537,792 tonnes against 525,394 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 12,398 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	135,154 tonnes	40,367 tonnes	94,788 tonnes	Sri Lanka
1970s	182,123 tonnes	50,640 tonnes	131,483 tonnes	Sri Lanka
1980s	230,612 tonnes	65,880 tonnes	164,732 tonnes	Sri Lanka
1990s	265,228 tonnes	312,381 tonnes	47,153 tonnes	Zambia
2000s	183,709 tonnes	381,153 tonnes	197,444 tonnes	Zambia
2010s	354,496 tonnes	408,882 tonnes	54,386 tonnes	Zambia
2020s	535,616 tonnes	495,219 tonnes	40,397 tonnes	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, Sri Lanka or Zambia?: Sri Lanka, at 537,792 tonnes against 525,394 tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 12,398 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for milk production?: Sri Lanka ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 96th 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: 30 October 2026

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