Milk production in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Milk production was 3.79 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production in Ethiopia stood at 3.79 million tonnes.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Ethiopia peaked at 4.41 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 820,509 tonnes, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Milk production in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 820,509 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 834,561 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 906,947 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.65 million tonnes | +134.2% |
| 2003 | 2.72 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.72 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.32 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 2.49 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 3.55 million tonnes | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 3.17 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 4.41 million tonnes | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 3.60 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 4.06 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.75 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.55 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.41 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.74 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.19 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.80 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.79 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.20 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 3.78 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 3.79 million tonnes | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 3.79 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 411,155 tonnes, 9.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 3.79 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 188,438 tonnes, 20.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +134.2% | 1.13 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 970,191 tonnes | 820,509 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.46 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.80 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 37 Venezuela 4.02 million tonnes compare
- 38 South Africa 3.88 million tonnes compare
- 39 Uganda 3.85 million tonnes compare
- 41 Switzerland 3.73 million tonnes compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 3.60 million tonnes compare
- 43 Czechia 3.55 million tonnes compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Ethiopia?
- Milk production in Ethiopia was 3.79 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 820,509 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for milk production?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.