Largest producer of milk in the world

(thousand tonnes)

India is the top country by production of milk in the world. As of 2020, production of milk in India was 194,800 thousand tonnes that accounts for 40.41% of the world's production of milk. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, China, Russian Federation, and Brazil) account for 80.85% of it. The world's total production of milk was estimated at 482,014 thousand tonnes in 2020.

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What is production of milk?

Milk, eggs, honey and beeswax are included as products of live animals. Fibres of animal origin (mainly wool and silk) are included with fibres of vegetal and animal origin. Milk and dairy products. Estimates of milk production as reported by countries refer to one or more of the following three concepts. Gross production is milk production plus milk sucked by young animals. Production available for consumption is net production less milk fed to animals, milk retained by farmers for food and feed, direct sales to consumers and farm waste. The FAO concept relates to net milk production. Data should be reported by kind of milking animal (cow, sheep, goat, etc.) in terms of whole milk and by weight. In most developed countries only 5-10 percent of whole milk is used directly for human consumption. The bulk of milk production is processed before being marketed as liquid milk (e. G. standardized, pasteurized, skimmed, etc.) or is manufactured in to products such as cream, butter, cheese, evaporated and condensed milk, milk powder, casein, yogurt, ice cream, etc. About 70 percent of whole milk is processed into dairy products; the by-products of these processes (e. G. skim milk, buttermilk and whey) are used either for feed or are manufactured into other dairy products, e. G. dry skim milk and low-fat cheese. Processed milk and dairy products are often supplemented with vitamins, mineral and various additives. FAO list 50 milk and dairy product items in the list that follows, of which five are primary products. Some food products containing milk are not listed separately by FAO, e. G. eggnog, sherbet, malted milk, chocolate milk drink and mellorine.

The United States was the largest producer of cow milk in the world in 2020 followed by India and Brazil.

Largest producer of milk in the world

Ranking Of Countries That Produce The Most Cow Milk  (FAO)

The United States was the largest producer of cow milk in the world in 2020 followed by India and Brazil.

Six (6) countries produced over 70 billion pounds of cow milk in 2020:  U.S., India, Brazil, China, Germany and Russia.

Eighteen (18) countries produced over 20 billion pounds of cow milk in 2020.

Largest producer of milk in the world

India was the largest producer of milk in the world in 2020 followed by the EU and the United States.

Largest producer of milk in the world

Ranking Of Countries That Produce The Most Milk  (USDA)

India was the largest producer of milk in the world in 2020 followed by the EU and the United States.

India produced more than 194 million metric tons of milk in 2020.

Nine (9) countries produced more than 11 million metric tons of milk in 2020.

World Milk Production by Country

CountryProduction (Tons)Production per Person (Kg)
Largest producer of milk in the world
India 187,958,197 140.637
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United States of America 98,716,276 301.18
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Pakistan 45,786,000 226.807
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China 35,600,445 25.541
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Brazil 34,112,475 162.802
Largest producer of milk in the world
Germany 33,094,080 399.972
Largest producer of milk in the world
Russian Federation 30,605,522 208.375
Largest producer of milk in the world
France 26,517,354 394.035
Largest producer of milk in the world
Turkey 22,120,716 273.736
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New Zealand 21,392,000 4,364.717
Largest producer of milk in the world
United Kingdom 15,311,000 231.844
Largest producer of milk in the world
Poland 14,179,210 368.927
Largest producer of milk in the world
Italy 12,744,822 210.88
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mexico 12,227,335 98.024
Largest producer of milk in the world
The Netherlands 10,892,711 631.414
Largest producer of milk in the world
Argentina 10,526,600 236.582
Largest producer of milk in the world
Uzbekistan 10,415,660 318.971
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Ukraine 10,302,670 243.77
Largest producer of milk in the world
Australia 9,289,000 370.827
Largest producer of milk in the world
Spain 8,122,923 174.09
Largest producer of milk in the world
Ireland 7,810,260 1,608.042
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Iran 7,646,848 93.532
Largest producer of milk in the world
Canada 7,374,885 198.177
Largest producer of milk in the world
Belarus 7,345,400 774.978
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Japan 7,291,823 57.647
Largest producer of milk in the world
Colombia 6,096,523 122.104
Largest producer of milk in the world
Denmark 5,693,890 983.408
Largest producer of milk in the world
Kazakhstan 5,678,348 310.761
Largest producer of milk in the world
Kenya 4,917,893 96.522
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Sudan 4,591,000 112.533
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Egypt 4,471,275 45.861
Largest producer of milk in the world
Romania 4,439,698 227.397
Largest producer of milk in the world
Belgium 4,096,497 358.815
Largest producer of milk in the world
Switzerland 3,941,900 464.138
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Austria 3,859,989 436.741
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South Africa 3,752,610 65.008
Largest producer of milk in the world
South Sudan 3,263,243 264.8
Largest producer of milk in the world
Czech Republic 3,176,736 299.315
Largest producer of milk in the world
Algeria 3,064,927 72.038
Largest producer of milk in the world
Ethiopia 2,773,369 25.79
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Sweden 2,760,230 271.368
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South Korea 2,634,350 51.018
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Saudi Arabia 2,488,706 74.482
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Finland 2,397,881 434.565
Largest producer of milk in the world
Nepal 2,239,031 76.63
Largest producer of milk in the world
Syria 2,229,166 121.916
Largest producer of milk in the world
Uruguay 2,173,000 619.797
Largest producer of milk in the world
Somalia 2,151,071 141.686
Largest producer of milk in the world
Afghanistan 2,128,119 67.399
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mali 2,121,419 111.024
Largest producer of milk in the world
Peru 2,087,527 66.828
Largest producer of milk in the world
Azerbaijan 2,080,437 210.186
Largest producer of milk in the world
Portugal 2,075,373 201.668
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bangladesh 2,018,714 12.225
Largest producer of milk in the world
Hungary 1,982,184 202.864
Largest producer of milk in the world
Greece 1,898,864 176.34
Largest producer of milk in the world
Venezuela 1,816,991 57.088
Largest producer of milk in the world
Morocco 1,786,245 51.366
Largest producer of milk in the world
Turkmenistan 1,740,730 297.486
Largest producer of milk in the world
Uganda 1,730,771 44.581
Largest producer of milk in the world
Chile 1,705,437 97.043
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Tanzania 1,646,449 30.378
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Israel 1,634,993 183.543
Largest producer of milk in the world
Kyrgyzstan 1,607,991 254.86
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Norway 1,593,802 300.019
Largest producer of milk in the world
Serbia 1,590,005 227.097
Largest producer of milk in the world
Lithuania 1,571,841 561.224
Largest producer of milk in the world
Ecuador 1,540,701 90.276
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Indonesia 1,512,182 5.706
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Tunisia 1,393,896 121.777
Largest producer of milk in the world
Niger 1,335,571 62.215
Largest producer of milk in the world
Myanmar 1,318,040 24.47
Largest producer of milk in the world
Costa Rica 1,161,552 232.153
Largest producer of milk in the world
Albania 1,144,365 398.688
Largest producer of milk in the world
Tajikistan 1,037,730 116.194
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Bulgaria 1,025,200 145.418
Largest producer of milk in the world
Latvia 982,870 510.396
Largest producer of milk in the world
Vietnam 963,463 10.178
Largest producer of milk in the world
Slovakia 958,124 176.025
Largest producer of milk in the world
Dominican Republic 943,472 91.901
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mozambique 838,327 29.046
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mongolia 818,491 253.87
Largest producer of milk in the world
Estonia 798,277 605.153
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mauritania 797,029 200.046
Largest producer of milk in the world
Armenia 697,700 234.932
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bosnia and Herzegovina 692,376 182.955
Largest producer of milk in the world
Honduras 691,387 76.717
Largest producer of milk in the world
Thailand 653,928 9.452
Largest producer of milk in the world
Croatia 631,422 150.622
Largest producer of milk in the world
Slovenia 629,569 304.599
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bolivia 604,126 53.428
Largest producer of milk in the world
Nicaragua 594,194 94.545
Largest producer of milk in the world
Cuba 581,900 51.858
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Georgia 561,486 150.549
Largest producer of milk in the world
Madagascar 544,956 20.75
Largest producer of milk in the world
Nigeria 537,159 2.721
Largest producer of milk in the world
Zambia 499,164 29.558
Largest producer of milk in the world
Guatemala 494,545 28.583
Largest producer of milk in the world
Sri Lanka 486,803 22.701
Largest producer of milk in the world
Paraguay 475,391 67.403
Largest producer of milk in the world
Macedonia 463,635 223.406
Largest producer of milk in the world
Taiwan 433,317 18.379
Largest producer of milk in the world
Zimbabwe 421,107 28.359
Largest producer of milk in the world
Moldova 417,537 117.586
Largest producer of milk in the world
Luxembourg 410,842 682.456
Largest producer of milk in the world
Iraq 408,592 10.386
Largest producer of milk in the world
Chad 383,240 24.962
Largest producer of milk in the world
Yemen 346,581 11.986
Largest producer of milk in the world
Burkina Faso 330,119 16.307
Largest producer of milk in the world
El Salvador 322,497 48.544
Largest producer of milk in the world
Botswana 303,517 131.799
Largest producer of milk in the world
Cyprus 276,028 322.915
Largest producer of milk in the world
Jordan 262,094 25.617
Largest producer of milk in the world
Rwanda 252,014 20.999
Largest producer of milk in the world
Cameroon 245,327 10.31
Largest producer of milk in the world
Guinea 233,232 19.627
Largest producer of milk in the world
Oman 232,693 46.436
Largest producer of milk in the world
Libya 228,999 35.389
Largest producer of milk in the world
Lebanon 223,728 36.716
Largest producer of milk in the world
Angola 217,567 7.438
Largest producer of milk in the world
Panama 208,798 50.207
Largest producer of milk in the world
Jamaica 205,497 75.305
Largest producer of milk in the world
Malawi 188,985 10.539
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bhutan 188,241 258.877
Largest producer of milk in the world
Guinea-Bissau 177,053 111.722
Largest producer of milk in the world
Sierra Leone 174,147 22.559
Largest producer of milk in the world
United Arab Emirates 165,497 17.345
Largest producer of milk in the world
Eritrea 164,472 31.703
Largest producer of milk in the world
Iceland 156,980 444.614
Largest producer of milk in the world
Palestinian Territories 154,001 33.846
Largest producer of milk in the world
Montenegro 153,648 246.88
Largest producer of milk in the world
Senegal 149,664 9.517
Largest producer of milk in the world
Benin 149,277 13.138
Largest producer of milk in the world
Lesotho 131,218 57.984
Largest producer of milk in the world
Namibia 110,597 45.822
Largest producer of milk in the world
Burundi 108,102 10.121
Largest producer of milk in the world
Haiti 106,747 9.606
Largest producer of milk in the world
Togo 93,403 12.704
Largest producer of milk in the world
North Korea 82,443 3.219
Largest producer of milk in the world
Central African Republic 81,593 17.223
Largest producer of milk in the world
Gambia 75,869 36.985
Largest producer of milk in the world
Kuwait 72,571 17.169
Largest producer of milk in the world
Laos 61,479 8.832
Largest producer of milk in the world
Malaysia 51,927 1.59
Largest producer of milk in the world
Ghana 45,177 1.526
Largest producer of milk in the world
Malta 43,484 91.41
Largest producer of milk in the world
Swaziland 39,726 34.269
Largest producer of milk in the world
Qatar 39,008 15.92
Largest producer of milk in the world
Côte d'Ivoire 30,186 1.212
Largest producer of milk in the world
Cambodia 24,273 1.51
Largest producer of milk in the world
Guyana 22,275 28.476
Largest producer of milk in the world
Djibouti 14,908 14.212
Largest producer of milk in the world
Philippines 14,865 0.14
Largest producer of milk in the world
Fiji 14,549 16.442
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bahrain 14,064 9.399
Largest producer of milk in the world
Liechtenstein 13,794 361.943
Largest producer of milk in the world
Comoros 13,406 15.759
Largest producer of milk in the world
Gabon 10,813 5.23
Largest producer of milk in the world
Cape Verde 10,079 18.525
Largest producer of milk in the world
Liberia 9,372 2.139
Largest producer of milk in the world
Congo-Kinshasa 7,293 0.09
Largest producer of milk in the world
Dominica 6,988 98.018
Largest producer of milk in the world
East Timor 5,313 4.212
Largest producer of milk in the world
Congo-Brazzaville 5,116 0.947
Largest producer of milk in the world
Belize 4,994 12.615
Largest producer of milk in the world
Barbados 4,799 16.757
Largest producer of milk in the world
Montserrat 3,987 813.673
Largest producer of milk in the world
Suriname 3,500 6.159
Largest producer of milk in the world
Trinidad and Tobago 3,456 2.547
Largest producer of milk in the world
Vanuatu 3,302 10.844
Largest producer of milk in the world
Solomon Islands 3,164 4.743
Largest producer of milk in the world
The Bahamas 2,797 7.335
Largest producer of milk in the world
Antigua and Barbuda 2,624 30.407
Largest producer of milk in the world
Mauritius 2,500 1.976
Largest producer of milk in the world
Samoa 1,959 9.842
Largest producer of milk in the world
Bermuda 1,411 22.123
Largest producer of milk in the world
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,033 9.429
Largest producer of milk in the world
Saint Lucia 1,032 5.77
Largest producer of milk in the world
Grenada 559 5.41
Largest producer of milk in the world
São Tomé and Príncipe 539 2.726
Largest producer of milk in the world
Tonga 322 3.199
Largest producer of milk in the world
Brunei 236 0.558
Largest producer of milk in the world
Papua New Guinea 202 0.024
Largest producer of milk in the world
Seychelles 90 0.955
Largest producer of milk in the world
Niue 56 34.483

Which country is the largest producer of milk in the world?

India is the world's largest milk producer, with 22 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil.

Which country has the best milk in the world?

1. USA. The country is at number one in cows' milk production, as in India a significant portion of milk production comes from buffaloes. Many of the larger dairy farms in the US have more than 15,000 cows each.

What is the second largest producer of milk?

2- India : India is the second largest milk producer in the world almost taking 10% of the total milk produced in the world . The country has been producing 61 billion kilograms of milk which is more than 9% of the total world milk production .