Cow milk production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 221,013 t of cow milk, the 111th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.8%. The record was 439,880 t in 1978.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 221,013 t
- World rank
- 111 of 183
- 10-year change
- −9.8%
- Record
- 439,880 t
- 1978
Cow milk in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.04% in 2014
- kg per person
- 68.2
- world 97.7
- 10-year change
- −9.8%
- world +22%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 225,266 | 0.03% |
| 110 | Angola | 221,864 | 0.03% |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 221,013 | 0.03% |
| 112 | Senegal | 220,000 | 0.03% |
| 113 | Lebanon | 212,013 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of cow milk
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 221,013 | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 223,838 | −4.6% |
| 2022 | 234,700 | +10% |
| 2021 | 213,297 | −12% |
| 2020 | 242,000 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 235,000 | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 240,000 | −1.6% |
| 2017 | 244,000 | −2.4% |
| 2016 | 250,000 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 246,000 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 245,000 | −4.7% |
| 2013 | 257,150 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | 264,500 | −2.8% |
| 2011 | 272,050 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 269,940 | −2.4% |
| 2009 | 276,460 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 287,300 | −2.8% |
| 2007 | 295,650 | −11% |
| 2006 | 331,520 | −2.1% |
| 2005 | 338,536 | −3.2% |
| 2004 | 349,564 | −3.2% |
| 2003 | 361,038 | −2.8% |
| 2002 | 371,450 | −4.4% |
| 2001 | 388,715 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 378,989 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 353,549 | −6.4% |
| 1998 | 377,560 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 357,115 | −1.6% |
| 1996 | 363,089 | −3.1% |
| 1995 | 374,658 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 358,661 | −1.4% |
| 1993 | 363,831 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | 375,219 | −3.4% |
| 1991 | 388,326 | −3.5% |
| 1990 | 402,363 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 398,197 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 365,216 | −3.8% |
| 1987 | 379,455 | +12% |
| 1986 | 340,163 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 327,758 | −6.6% |
| 1984 | 351,052 | −8.4% |
| 1983 | 383,081 | −4.0% |
| 1982 | 398,876 | −4.1% |
| 1981 | 415,840 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 407,307 | −7.0% |
| 1979 | 437,928 | −0.4% |
| 1978 | 439,880 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 436,451 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 407,273 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 379,673 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 374,420 | −2.5% |
| 1973 | 383,954 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 382,669 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 374,333 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 369,798 | −0.2% |
| 1969 | 370,552 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 366,560 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 356,290 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 350,473 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 349,569 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 332,847 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 324,684 | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 303,453 | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 282,182 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cow milk in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 221,013 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of cow milk?
Puerto Rico ranked 111th of 183 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 16.9% of the world total.
How has the production of cow milk in Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 9.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +22% for the world. The record was 439,880 t in 1978.
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 Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.