Milk production in Colombia
Colombia: Milk production was 7.94 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.94 million tonnes
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
26th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.94 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
1.76 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 26th out of 192 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.
Milk production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.83 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.86 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.97 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 2.02 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2.08 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.07 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.16 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2.25 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.34 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.45 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.30 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 2.03 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 2.10 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 2.28 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 2.30 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.94 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 2.06 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 2.16 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.39 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.73 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 2.85 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 2.90 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.11 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 3.24 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.46 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 3.76 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 4.04 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 4.26 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.34 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.56 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.77 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.08 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 5.33 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 5.49 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 5.71 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.73 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.15 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.30 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.55 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.65 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.45 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.32 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.82 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 6.73 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.43 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 6.29 million tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 6.29 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.28 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.61 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.77 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.87 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.77 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.51 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.48 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 7.36 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.83 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.07 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 6.99 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.42 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.31 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.94 million tonnes | +8.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.94 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542,686 tonnes, 14.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.94 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419,177 tonnes, 18.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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 26th out of 192 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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Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.