Milk production in Sweden
Sweden: Milk production was 2.80 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production in Sweden, 1961–2024
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 Sweden is 2.80 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Sweden peaked at 3.98 million tonnes in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.70 million tonnes, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.59 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.55 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Sweden?
- Milk production in Sweden was 2.80 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 million tonnes in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.70 million tonnes in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for milk production?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.