Milk production, per capita in India
India: Milk production, per capita was 0.1708 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in India stood at 0.1708 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in India peaked at 0.1708 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 tonnes per person, in 1970.
That places India 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0456 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0408 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.04 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0436 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.057 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0638 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0698 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0754 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0774 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0772 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0828 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0929 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.095 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.098 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1036 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1115 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1171 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1229 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1295 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1366 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1429 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1497 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.157 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1618 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1664 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1708 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1708 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1708 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0867 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | 0.0456 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0419 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0544 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0672 tonnes per person | 0.0612 tonnes per person | 0.0754 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 0.0753 tonnes per person | 0.095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.117 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1611 tonnes per person | 0.1497 tonnes per person | 0.1708 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in India?
- Milk production, per capita in India was 0.1708 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1708 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does India rank for milk production, per capita?
- India ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.