> In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 91,705 t of buffalo milk, the 10th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 100%.

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# Buffalo milk production in Sri Lanka

In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 91,705 t of buffalo milk, the 10th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 100%. The record was 95,850 t in 2023.

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Production, 202491,705 t
World rank10 of 22
10-year change+100%
Record95,850 t2023

## Buffalo milk in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.06%0.04% in 2014
kg per person3.97world 18.8
10-year change+100%world +34%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | [Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/myanmar/) | 330,000 | 0.22% |
| 9 | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/italy/) | 254,130 | 0.17% |
| 10 | **Sri Lanka** | 91,705 | 0.06% |
| 11 | [Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/iran/) | 91,123 | 0.06% |
| 12 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/indonesia/) | 90,000 | 0.06% |

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

### Map of world production of buffalo milk

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Sri Lanka is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 91,705 | −4.3% |
| 2023 | 95,850 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 89,870 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | 90,570 | +13% |
| 2020 | 80,240 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 75,770 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | 78,450 | +11% |
| 2017 | 70,970 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 68,110 | −4.2% |
| 2015 | 71,120 | +55% |
| 2014 | 45,854 | −15% |
| 2013 | 54,060 | −12% |
| 2012 | 61,710 | +33% |
| 2011 | 46,330 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 46,990 | +13% |
| 2009 | 41,600 | +38% |
| 2008 | 30,105 | +10% |
| 2007 | 27,260 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26,730 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 26,120 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25,840 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 25,560 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | 25,640 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25,560 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25,520 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 25,500 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 25,090 | −62% |
| 1997 | 66,812 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | 69,200 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 67,448 | −2.4% |
| 1994 | 69,090 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 68,510 | −2.7% |
| 1992 | 70,413 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 64,210 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 63,891 | +16% |
| 1989 | 55,188 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 53,407 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 53,141 | +27% |
| 1986 | 41,870 | −45% |
| 1985 | 76,150 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 74,660 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 70,448 | +19% |
| 1982 | 59,099 | −5.1% |
| 1981 | 62,277 | +14% |
| 1980 | 54,510 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 52,150 | +12% |
| 1978 | 46,420 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 43,200 | −3.5% |
| 1976 | 44,760 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 40,850 | +18% |
| 1974 | 34,510 | +21% |
| 1973 | 28,500 | −19% |
| 1972 | 35,400 | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 33,000 | +13% |
| 1970 | 29,180 | −6.6% |
| 1969 | 31,250 | −5.6% |
| 1968 | 33,110 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 32,650 | −2.9% |
| 1966 | 33,640 | −19% |
| 1965 | 41,480 | +26% |
| 1964 | 32,860 | +16% |
| 1963 | 28,340 | +55% |
| 1962 | 18,320 | −26% |
| 1961 | 24,740 | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of buffalo milk in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka produced 91,705 t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Sri Lanka ranked 10th 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 Sri Lanka changed?

It rose by 100% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +34% for the world. The record was 95,850 t in 2023.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo-milk/egypt/)[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/)[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/)

## Other products of Sri Lanka

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[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

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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