Milk production in Japan
Japan: Milk production was 7.36 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Japan recorded 7.36 million tonnes for milk production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Japan peaked at 8.66 million tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million tonnes, in 1961.
Japan ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.23 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.28 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.19 million tonnes | 6.50 million tonnes | 8.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.48 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.22 million tonnes | 7.91 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 million tonnes | 7.28 million tonnes | 7.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 million tonnes | 7.30 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1053 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.7172 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.9 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5865 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 118.04 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Japan?
- Milk production in Japan was 7.36 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 million tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for milk production?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.