Milk production, per capita by country
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
4.07 tonnes per person
New Zealand
Lowest
0 tonnes per person
Hong Kong
Median
0.0637 tonnes per person
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,763
What the numbers show
Milk production, per capita is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 4.07 tonnes per person in New Zealand; the lowest is 0 tonnes per person in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0637 tonnes per person, and the mean is 0.1574 tonnes per person.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 124.8%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 59.4%).
Milk production, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 0.9599 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.952 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0.8234 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.7176 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 0.6857 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0.6699 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 0.5292 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 0.515 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 0.4422 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 0.439 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0.4142 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 0.4092 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 0.4047 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 0.3931 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.3925 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 0.3688 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 0.3683 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 0.3555 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 0.3416 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 0.326 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 0.3188 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.3049 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 0.3014 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 0.2959 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.2874 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0.2668 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 29 | Pakistan | 0.2653 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.2649 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 0.263 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Montenegro | 0.2607 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2526 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.2505 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 0.2414 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 0.2387 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 0.237 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 0.2313 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 0.2301 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 40 | Russia | 0.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 0.2212 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 0.2194 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0.2012 tonnes per person | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1937 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 0.1915 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 0.1914 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 0.1866 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 0.186 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 0.1773 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 0.1746 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 0.1738 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 0.1714 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 55 | India | 0.1708 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 0.1681 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 0.1552 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.1502 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Venezuela | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 60 | Faroe Islands | 0.1326 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 0.1235 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 0.1234 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 0.1232 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 0.1168 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.1166 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.1161 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 67 | Somalia | 0.1127 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 68 | Moldova | 0.1112 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0.1086 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.108 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 71 | Dominica | 0.1057 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 0.096 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 74 | Iran | 0.0929 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 75 | Sudan | 0.0906 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 0.0867 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Syria | 0.0829 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0.0807 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0.0781 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 80 | Lesotho | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.077 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 82 | Jamaica | 0.0741 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 0.0725 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 84 | Malta | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 85 | Algeria | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 0.0704 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 0.0701 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 0.069 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 89 | El Salvador | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 0.0643 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 92 | Tanzania | 0.0642 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 94 | South Africa | 0.0607 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 95 | Palestine | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 2022 | up 74.8% | falling |
| 96 | Japan | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 98 | Egypt | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia | 0.0519 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 0.051 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 102 | Mali | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 0.0457 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 106 | Myanmar | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 109 | South Korea | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 0.034 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0331 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 112 | China | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 114 | Guatemala | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 117 | Guyana | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 122 | Cuba | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 124 | Guinea | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Thailand | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 131 | Qatar | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 133 | Comoros | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 135 | Botswana | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Senegal | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 138 | Fiji | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 139 | Benin | 0.013 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Madagascar | 0.013 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 141 | Vietnam | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Belize | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Kuwait | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 144 | Malawi | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 145 | Yemen | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 146 | Cameroon | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Haiti | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 150 | Iraq | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Samoa | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 152 | Burundi | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 154 | Angola | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 156 | Grenada | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 158 | Indonesia | 0.005 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 159 | Suriname | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 160 | Gabon | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 162 | East Timor | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 163 | North Korea | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 164 | Tonga | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 166 | French Polynesia | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 167 | Mauritius | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Nigeria | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 169 | Togo | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 170 | Ghana | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 171 | Liberia | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Cambodia | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 173 | Malaysia | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 176 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 177 | Laos | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Congo | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 180 | Mozambique | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Brunei | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 182 | Philippines | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.