Milk production in Iceland
Iceland: Milk production was 158,139 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 158,139 tonnes for milk production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Iceland peaked at 158,139 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99,900 tonnes, in 1993.
Iceland ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,232 tonnes | 108,000 tonnes | 128,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 126,980 tonnes | 117,500 tonnes | 132,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,347 tonnes | 107,207 tonnes | 125,104 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,583 tonnes | 99,900 tonnes | 114,480 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,631 tonnes | 104,025 tonnes | 126,358 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,410 tonnes | 122,900 tonnes | 156,980 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,062 tonnes | 152,405 tonnes | 158,139 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Iceland?
- Milk production in Iceland was 158,139 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 158,139 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,900 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Iceland rank for milk production?
- Iceland ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.