Milk production in Peru

Peru: Milk production was 2.25 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.25 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.27 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
506,539 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production in Peru, 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

Peru recorded 2.25 million tonnes for milk production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Peru peaked at 2.27 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 506,539 tonnes, in 1961.

Peru ranks 52nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 665,301 tonnes 506,539 tonnes 784,337 tonnes 9
1970s 844,676 tonnes 822,723 tonnes 918,037 tonnes 10
1980s 820,252 tonnes 771,000 tonnes 868,700 tonnes 10
1990s 887,894 tonnes 787,566 tonnes 1.03 million tonnes 10
2000s 1.27 million tonnes 923,096 tonnes 1.67 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.92 million tonnes 1.70 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.22 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 2.27 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 49 Chile 2.31 million tonnes compare
  2. 50 Uruguay 2.27 million tonnes compare
  3. 51 Azerbaijan 2.26 million tonnes compare
  4. 53 Afghanistan 2.25 million tonnes compare
  5. 54 Myanmar 2.24 million tonnes compare
  6. 55 Finland 2.21 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Peru?
Milk production in Peru was 2.25 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 506,539 tonnes in 1961.
How does Peru rank for milk production?
Peru ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.