FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Montenegro

According to FAOSTAT, Montenegro produced 6,907 t of cereals, 20,594 t of vegetables, 104,611 t of fruit, 15,218 t of meat and 162,556 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were watermelons (35,669 t), potatoes (33,178 t) and grapes (16,869 t).

Products recorded: 65
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in plums (+186%), followed by watermelons (+135%).

Livestock numbers: 67,496 cattle, 29,270 pigs, 144,916 sheep and 26,833 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All milk	162,556	125	0.02%	−16%
All fruit	104,611	136	0.01%	+51%
All roots and tubers	33,178	153	0%	+37%
All vegetables	20,594	160	0%	+17%
All meat	15,218	161	0%	+70%
All citrus fruit	14,044	99	0.01%	+8.4%
All eggs	11,237	112	0.01%	+163%
All cereals	6,907	157	0%	−9.3%
All pulses	1,715	149	0%	−0.8%
All tree nuts	726	98	0%	+7.2%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	151,860	121	0.02%	−17%
Watermelons	35,669	79	0.03%	+135%
Potatoes	33,178	120	0.01%	+37%
Beer	29,500	126	0.02%	−26%
Grapes	16,869	72	0.02%	−11%
Plums	16,432	43	0.13%	+186%
Hen eggs	11,237	112	0.01%	+163%
Skim milk of cows	10,195	113	0.01%	−47%
Cheese from whole cow milk	9,725	65	0.04%	+0.6%
Oranges	9,652	77	0.01%	+10%
Wine	8,972	47	0.04%	−44%
Apples	8,717	77	0.01%	+78%
Cabbages	7,474	107	0.01%	−14%
Beef (cattle meat)	6,700	137	0.01%	+75%
Sheep milk	6,622	58	0.07%	−29%
Pork (pig meat)	4,935	114	0%	+77%
Tangerines and mandarins	4,392	58	0.01%	+5.0%
Goat milk	4,074	90	0.02%	—
Figs	3,753	27	0.28%	−6.6%
Chillies and peppers, green	3,532	99	0.01%	+38%
Tomatoes	3,520	137	0%	+57%
Maize	3,464	140	0%	+4.8%
Onions, dry	2,887	125	0%	+179%
Chicken meat	2,665	158	0%	+89%
Pears	2,646	67	0.01%	+189%
Olives	2,148	36	0.01%	+115%
Cherries	2,101	49	0.07%	+4.1%
Wheat	1,870	107	0%	−13%
Melons	1,661	79	0.01%	+33%
Peas, dry	1,461	74	0.01%	+4.4%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,056	114	0.01%	+75%
Green garlic	946	82	0%	+3.2%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	939	112	0.01%	+75%
Other beans, green	857	85	0%	+2.5%
Sheep meat	827	126	0.01%	+0.4%
Oats	769	65	0%	+62%
Peaches and nectarines	735	74	0%	−46%
Walnuts, in shell	726	45	0.02%	+7.2%
Barley	652	95	0%	−43%
Honey	622	92	0.03%	+91%
Mushrooms	600	53	0%	0.0%
Broad beans and horse beans, green	500	45	0.03%	0.0%
Kiwi fruit	500	19	0.01%	0.0%
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.	500	45	0.05%	0.0%
Raspberries	500	32	0.05%	0.0%
Butter of cow milk	499	103	0.01%	−33%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	484	130	0%	−3.2%
Buttermilk, dry	368	74	0.06%	—
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	362	85	0%	+77%
Fat of pigs	355	86	0%	+77%
Peas, green	280	74	0%	+0.7%
Cattle fat, unrendered	261	110	0.01%	+75%
Beans, dry	254	98	0%	−23%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	234	101	0%	−4.5%
Wool, greasy	229	67	0.01%	−3.8%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	162	104	0.01%	0.0%
Rye	152	58	0%	−71%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	150	104	0.01%	0.0%
Tea leaves	100	45	0%	0.0%
Goat meat	92	133	0%	−15%
Sheep fat, unrendered	41	98	0.01%	+2.5%
Olive oil	25	33	0%	+56%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	18	117	0%	−14%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	18	117	0%	−14%
Goat fat, unrendered	4	117	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	1,070,000	149	0%	+81%
Sheep	144,916	127	0.01%	−25%
Bees	113,794	57	0.11%	+163%
Cattle	67,496	157	0%	−12%
Pigs	29,270	135	0%	+33%
Goats	26,833	139	0%	−19%
Horses	4,253	103	0.01%	−14%

Montenegro among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Montenegro, which is outlined on the map.

Product

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Production per person, 2024

Montenegro had 638,479 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cow milk	238	97.7	2.4×
Watermelons	55.9	12.9	4.3×
Potatoes	52.0	47.8	1.1×
Beer	46.2	22.7	2.0×
Grapes	26.4	9.30	2.8×
Plums	25.7	1.56	16.6×
Hen eggs	17.6	11.5	1.5×
Skim milk of cows	16.0	17.5	0.9×
Cheese from whole cow milk	15.2	2.82	5.4×
Oranges	15.1	8.24	1.8×
Wine	14.1	2.99	4.7×
Apples	13.7	12.0	1.1×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Montenegro reported exports of 41 and imports of 139 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wine	5,197	USD 17.7 m	3.41	46 of 128
Beer of barley, malted	8,135	USD 4.7 m	0.58	65 of 149
Mushrooms and truffles	192	USD 1.9 m	9.64	53 of 93
Fat of pigs	514	USD 1.8 m	3.57	28 of 54
Watermelons	3,828	USD 901,000	0.24	51 of 113
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	36	USD 629,000	17.47	67 of 92
Maize (corn)	2,829	USD 579,000	0.20	70 of 137
Grapes	354	USD 394,000	1.11	65 of 103
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw	77	USD 337,000	4.38	63 of 110
Peaches and nectarines	132	USD 179,000	1.36	56 of 83

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	14,659	USD 43.1 m	2.94	35 of 168
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	11,387	USD 32.4 m	2.84	105 of 189
Cheese from whole cow milk	6,010	USD 31.5 m	5.25	81 of 192
Beer of barley, malted	29,102	USD 25.8 m	0.89	67 of 192
Raw milk of cattle	27,859	USD 24.1 m	0.86	40 of 188
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	4,013	USD 22.8 m	5.67	42 of 169
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	12,342	USD 15.4 m	1.25	87 of 186
Wine	4,832	USD 14.8 m	3.06	89 of 192
Bananas	14,391	USD 10.7 m	0.75	74 of 139
Coffee, green	2,323	USD 10.2 m	4.39	77 of 177

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Montenegro?

By volume, the largest products of Montenegro in 2024 were cow milk (151,860 t), watermelons (35,669 t), potatoes (33,178 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Montenegro the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 19th, for kiwi fruit.

How much cow milk does Montenegro produce per person?

About 238 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Montenegro export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were wine (USD 17.7 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 4.7 m), mushrooms and truffles (USD 1.9 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Montenegro import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (USD 43.1 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 32.4 m), cheese from whole cow milk (USD 31.5 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.