Milk production in Turkey
Turkey: Milk production was 22.49 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 9th out of 191 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.
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 |
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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 9th out of 191 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.