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
53rd
of 192 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
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 53rd of 192 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.
Milk production in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 506,539 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 524,698 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 548,477 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 571,132 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 775,336 tonnes | +35.8% |
| 1966 | 784,337 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 745,584 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 749,767 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 781,842 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 845,236 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 918,037 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 834,408 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 822,723 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 831,827 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 831,604 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 840,200 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 838,900 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 840,950 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 842,870 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 798,850 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 803,770 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 824,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 771,000 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 799,400 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 827,800 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 838,300 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 849,200 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 868,700 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 821,500 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 795,900 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 805,096 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 787,566 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 821,967 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 849,392 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 876,843 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 924,190 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 967,445 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 923,096 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.48 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.59 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.78 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.98 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.21 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million tonnes | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.25 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542,686 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.25 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419,177 tonnes, 5.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +35.8% | 571,132 tonnes | 775,336 tonnes |
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
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 53rd out of 192 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.