What is the difference in milk production between United States and USSR?

1.15 million tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

United States vs USSR: Milk production

United States

102.48 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

101.33 million tonnes

in 1991

United States rank

2nd

USSR rank

3rd

Milk production over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

United States currently reports 102.48 million tonnes against 101.33 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 1.15 million tonnes.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55.45 million tonnes	71.47 million tonnes	16.02 million tonnes	USSR
1970s	53.96 million tonnes	89.21 million tonnes	35.25 million tonnes	USSR
1980s	63.03 million tonnes	98.51 million tonnes	35.48 million tonnes	USSR
1990s	67.01 million tonnes	104.92 million tonnes	37.91 million tonnes	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, United States or USSR?: United States, at 102.48 million tonnes against 101.33 million tonnes in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between United States and USSR?: 1.15 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for milk production?: United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd 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.