> In 2024 Egypt produced 1.3 million t of buffalo milk, the 5th largest in the world (0.86% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 55%.

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# Buffalo milk production in Egypt

In 2024 Egypt produced 1.3 million t of buffalo milk, the 5th largest in the world (0.86% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 55%. The record was 2.9 million t in 2014.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Market prices in Egypt](https://husfarm.com/country/egypt/)

Production, 20241.3 million t
World rank5 of 22
10-year change−55%
Record2.9 million t2014

## Buffalo milk in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Egypt compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.86%2.6% in 2014
kg per person11.3world 18.8
10-year change−55%world +34%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/china/) | 3,167,437 | 2.1% |
| 4 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/nepal/) | 1,402,156 | 0.92% |
| 5 | **Egypt** | 1,321,667 | 0.86% |
| 6 | [Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/venezuela/) | 430,000 | 0.28% |
| 7 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/bangladesh/) | 376,100 | 0.25% |

[Full ranking of 22 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/)

### Map of world production of buffalo milk

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Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,321,667 | +14% |
| 2023 | 1,157,000 | −21% |
| 2022 | 1,471,000 | +10% |
| 2021 | 1,337,000 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1,265,000 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,226,000 | −45% |
| 2018 | 2,211,511 | −5.9% |
| 2017 | 2,351,119 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,334,293 | −2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,394,158 | −18% |
| 2014 | 2,923,025 | +16% |
| 2013 | 2,522,832 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,564,643 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,568,139 | −3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,653,242 | −1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,696,662 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,640,638 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,609,821 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,679,000 | +16% |
| 2005 | 2,300,000 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,266,771 | −11% |
| 2003 | 2,549,581 | +22% |
| 2002 | 2,087,157 | −5.7% |
| 2001 | 2,212,988 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2,030,305 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,018,200 | −0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,022,380 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1,889,983 | +16% |
| 1996 | 1,623,992 | +20% |
| 1995 | 1,358,000 | −4.2% |
| 1994 | 1,417,000 | −8.9% |
| 1993 | 1,555,929 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 1,420,940 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 1,325,000 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,250,000 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1,208,000 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,202,000 | −0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,203,000 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,202,000 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,200,000 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,180,000 | −1.7% |
| 1983 | 1,200,000 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,230,000 | −3.1% |
| 1981 | 1,269,000 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,248,000 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,227,000 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1,204,000 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1,182,000 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,160,000 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,136,000 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1,113,000 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,087,000 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,064,000 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,039,000 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1,005,000 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 989,000 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 971,000 | +27% |
| 1967 | 764,000 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 754,000 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 744,000 | −0.7% |
| 1964 | 749,000 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 739,000 | −5.9% |
| 1962 | 784,988 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 761,054 | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of buffalo milk in Egypt?

Egypt produced 1.3 million t in 2024, 0.86% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of buffalo milk?

Egypt ranked 5th of 22 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 68.9% of the world total.

### How has the production of buffalo milk in Egypt changed?

It fell by 55% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +34% for the world. The record was 2.9 million t in 2014.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Egypt is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/india/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/pakistan/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/china/)[Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/nepal/)[Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/venezuela/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/bangladesh/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/myanmar/)[Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/italy/)[Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/sri-lanka/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/iran/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/indonesia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/turkey/)
[All countries producing buffalo milk](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/)

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[Agricultural production in Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/country/egypt/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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