Milk production in Turkey
Turkey: Milk production was 22.49 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.49 million tonnes
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
23.50 million tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
6.51 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 22.49 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in Turkey peaked at 23.50 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.51 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Turkey 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.51 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 6.78 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 6.80 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.96 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 7.00 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 7.35 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 7.56 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 7.54 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.46 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 7.34 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 7.47 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 7.58 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.86 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 8.01 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8.24 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 8.46 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.74 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 9.01 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 9.47 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 9.61 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 9.84 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.04 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 8.78 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 9.39 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 9.67 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.84 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.80 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 9.89 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.63 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.62 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.24 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 10.28 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.41 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.56 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.60 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.76 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.08 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 9.97 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.08 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.79 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.50 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.41 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 10.61 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 10.68 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.11 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.95 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 12.33 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.24 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.54 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.54 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 15.06 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 17.40 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 18.22 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.63 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.65 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.49 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.70 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 22.12 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 22.96 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.50 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 23.20 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.56 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 21.48 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.49 million tonnes | +4.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22.49 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542,686 tonnes, 41.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22.49 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.10 million tonnes, 10.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +26.2% | 8.41 million tonnes | 10.61 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.11 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes | 7.34 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 9.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 million tonnes | 9.62 million tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.92 million tonnes | 8.41 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 million tonnes | 13.54 million tonnes | 22.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.45 million tonnes | 21.48 million tonnes | 23.50 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in Turkey?
- Milk production in Turkey was 22.49 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.50 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for milk production?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.