Turkey vs United Kingdom: Milk production

Turkey
22.49 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
15.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
12th

Milk production over time

  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 22.49 million tonnes against 15.94 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.55 million tonnes.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Turkey ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 7.11 million tonnes 12.19 million tonnes 5.09 million tonnes United Kingdom
1970s 8.22 million tonnes 14.42 million tonnes 6.20 million tonnes United Kingdom
1980s 9.55 million tonnes 15.99 million tonnes 6.44 million tonnes United Kingdom
1990s 10.26 million tonnes 14.87 million tonnes 4.62 million tonnes United Kingdom
2000s 10.92 million tonnes 14.40 million tonnes 3.48 million tonnes United Kingdom
2010s 18.58 million tonnes 14.70 million tonnes 3.88 million tonnes Turkey
2020s 22.45 million tonnes 15.81 million tonnes 6.64 million tonnes Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, Turkey or United Kingdom?
Turkey, at 22.49 million tonnes against 15.94 million tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between Turkey and United Kingdom?
6.55 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for milk production?
Turkey ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 191 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

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

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