Milk production in Mexico

Mexico: Milk production was 14.14 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.14 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
14.14 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
2.42 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production in Mexico, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk production in Mexico is 14.14 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Mexico peaked at 14.14 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.42 million tonnes, in 1963.

That places Mexico 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.01 million tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 3.93 million tonnes 9
1970s 5.86 million tonnes 4.11 million tonnes 7.12 million tonnes 10
1980s 6.97 million tonnes 5.88 million tonnes 7.47 million tonnes 10
1990s 7.59 million tonnes 6.27 million tonnes 9.01 million tonnes 10
2000s 10.20 million tonnes 9.44 million tonnes 11.08 million tonnes 10
2010s 11.85 million tonnes 11.16 million tonnes 12.81 million tonnes 10
2020s 13.65 million tonnes 13.11 million tonnes 14.14 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 12 United Kingdom 15.94 million tonnes compare
  2. 13 Bangladesh 15.04 million tonnes compare
  3. 14 Netherlands 14.82 million tonnes compare
  4. 16 Italy 13.97 million tonnes compare
  5. 17 Uzbekistan 12.42 million tonnes compare
  6. 18 Argentina 10.91 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Mexico?
Milk production in Mexico was 14.14 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 14.14 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2.42 million tonnes in 1963.
How does Mexico rank for milk production?
Mexico ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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

Indicator
Milk production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
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Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.