Milk production in Namibia

Namibia: Milk production was 111,002 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
111,002 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
132nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
125,000 tonnes
in 1961
All-time low
60,000 tonnes
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production in Namibia, 1961–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

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 Namibia is 111,002 tonnes, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Namibia peaked at 125,000 tonnes in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60,000 tonnes, in 1973.

That places Namibia 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96,444 tonnes 80,000 tonnes 125,000 tonnes 9
1970s 65,650 tonnes 60,000 tonnes 70,000 tonnes 10
1980s 69,140 tonnes 68,000 tonnes 73,000 tonnes 10
1990s 77,552 tonnes 72,000 tonnes 85,024 tonnes 10
2000s 104,041 tonnes 88,500 tonnes 117,500 tonnes 10
2010s 113,080 tonnes 106,921 tonnes 120,000 tonnes 10
2020s 108,748 tonnes 100,553 tonnes 115,966 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 129 Iceland 158,139 tonnes compare
  2. 130 Sierra Leone 153,285 tonnes compare
  3. 131 Eritrea 147,889 tonnes compare
  4. 133 Burundi 101,365 tonnes compare
  5. 134 Haiti 100,404 tonnes compare
  6. 135 North Korea 84,170 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Namibia?
Milk production in Namibia was 111,002 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 125,000 tonnes in 1961.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 60,000 tonnes in 1973.
How does Namibia rank for milk production?
Namibia ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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

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
Last refreshed

Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.