> In 2024 India produced 7.3 million t of goat milk, the largest total in the world (35.9% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 42%.

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# Goat milk production in India

In 2024 India produced 7.3 million t of goat milk, the largest total in the world (35.9% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 42%. The record was 7.8 million t in 2023.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Market prices in India](https://husfarm.com/country/india/)

Production, 20247.3 million t
World rank1 of 110
10-year change+42%
Record7.8 million t2023

## Goat milk in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## India compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total35.9%32.3% in 2014
kg per person5.06world 2.50
10-year change+42%world +27%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **India** | 7,335,907 | 35.9% |
| 2 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/sudan/) | 1,143,484 | 5.6% |
| 3 | [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/pakistan/) | 1,074,000 | 5.3% |

[Full ranking of 110 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/)

### Map of world production of goat milk

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 7,335,907 | −6.0% |
| 2023 | 7,805,560 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 7,599,602 | +15% |
| 2021 | 6,602,560 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 6,261,874 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 5,850,141 | −4.1% |
| 2018 | 6,098,730 | −1.1% |
| 2017 | 6,165,500 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5,752,390 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 5,377,590 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5,180,180 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,048,405 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,949,910 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4,782,000 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 4,594,000 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4,467,000 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,478,000 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,481,000 | +17% |
| 2006 | 3,818,000 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,790,000 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 3,537,000 | −4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,708,000 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,636,000 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3,501,000 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3,266,000 | −2.1% |
| 1999 | 3,337,000 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,236,000 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 3,041,000 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 2,898,000 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2,783,000 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2,749,000 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2,663,000 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2,515,000 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2,348,000 | −1.4% |
| 1990 | 2,381,000 | +60% |
| 1989 | 1,488,000 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,461,000 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1,377,000 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,368,000 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,320,000 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1,245,000 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1,167,000 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 1,074,000 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,029,000 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 947,000 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 900,000 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 870,000 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 855,000 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 819,000 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 768,000 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 735,000 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 696,000 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 684,000 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 675,000 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 624,000 | −3.7% |
| 1969 | 648,000 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 636,000 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 596,000 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 571,000 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 547,000 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 544,000 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 541,000 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 538,000 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 535,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of goat milk in India?

India produced 7.3 million t in 2024, 35.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does India rank in the world for production of goat milk?

India was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Sudan.

### How has the production of goat milk in India changed?

It rose by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 7.8 million t in 2023.

### 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 India is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/sudan/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/pakistan/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/bangladesh/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/france/)[South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/south-sudan/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/turkey/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/spain/)[Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/netherlands/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/niger/)[Somalia](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/somalia/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/indonesia/)[Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/greece/)
[All countries producing goat milk](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/)

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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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