In 2023, India consumed the most cow milk worldwide, drinking over 87 million metric tons. The next largest consumption of milk was in the European Union, at 23.7 million metric tons.
Cow milk production has increased slightly over the past half-decade, hovering around 549 million metric tons each year. The European Union produced the most cow milk in 2023, with the United States in second at just under 105 million metric tons generated. California and Wisconsin are the states with the most milk cows.
Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2023, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (July 21, 2022). Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272003/global-annual-consumption-of-milk-by-region/
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272003/global-annual-consumption-of-milk-by-region/
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (2022). Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272003/global-annual-consumption-of-milk-by-region/
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Annual Consumption of Fluid Cow Milk Worldwide in 2023, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272003/global-annual-consumption-of-milk-by-region/
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Annual consumption of fluid cow milk worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272003/global-annual-consumption-of-milk-by-region/