Milk production in Peru
Peru: Milk production was 2.25 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in Peru, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.