Milk production in Colombia
Colombia: Milk production was 7.94 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.94 million tonnes for milk production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Colombia peaked at 7.94 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Colombia 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.93 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 million tonnes | 6.15 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 7.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 million tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Colombia?
- Milk production in Colombia was 7.94 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for milk production?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.