All milk production in Afghanistan
In 2024 Afghanistan produced 2.2 million t of all milk, the 52nd largest in the world (0.23% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.0%. The record was 2.4 million t in 2014.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2.2 million t
- World rank
- 52 of 184
- 10-year change
- −7.0%
- Record
- 2.4 million t
- 2014
All milk in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.23%
- 0.30% in 2014
- kg per person
- 52.7
- world 121
- 10-year change
- −7.0%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 2,257,002 | 0.23% |
| 51 | Peru | 2,249,192 | 0.23% |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 2,248,984 | 0.23% |
| 53 | Myanmar | 2,242,399 | 0.23% |
| 54 | Finland | 2,209,220 | 0.22% |
Map of world production of milk
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,248,984 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,219,533 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,196,240 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,161,672 | −1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,190,947 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,158,730 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,154,003 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,093,552 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,168,252 | −0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,177,252 | −10.0% |
| 2014 | 2,418,765 | +32% |
| 2013 | 1,835,200 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,844,700 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1,743,000 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,721,000 | −0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,732,000 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,707,200 | −2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,756,000 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1,640,689 | −5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,737,674 | −3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,792,274 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,734,386 | −6.9% |
| 2002 | 1,862,800 | +68% |
| 2001 | 1,106,152 | −33% |
| 2000 | 1,651,327 | −19% |
| 1999 | 2,042,100 | +14% |
| 1998 | 1,789,112 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1,700,334 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 1,548,807 | +14% |
| 1995 | 1,360,502 | +13% |
| 1994 | 1,203,474 | +18% |
| 1993 | 1,018,470 | +14% |
| 1992 | 895,466 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 867,333 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 830,150 | +42% |
| 1989 | 586,210 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 562,100 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 538,990 | +15% |
| 1986 | 468,110 | −35% |
| 1985 | 720,110 | −17% |
| 1984 | 867,100 | −4.6% |
| 1983 | 909,100 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 857,000 | −0.6% |
| 1981 | 862,100 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 838,000 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 820,600 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 801,700 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 792,000 | −9.0% |
| 1976 | 870,000 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 847,000 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 822,000 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 782,500 | +11% |
| 1972 | 704,000 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 682,000 | −9.1% |
| 1970 | 750,000 | −12% |
| 1969 | 856,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 856,000 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 819,000 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 750,500 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 720,900 | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 659,900 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 646,700 | +12% |
| 1962 | 576,700 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 574,900 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of milk in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan produced 2.2 million t in 2024, 0.23% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of milk?
Afghanistan ranked 52nd of 184 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 25.2% of the world total.
How has the production of milk in Afghanistan changed?
It fell by 7.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 2.4 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 Afghanistan is estimated 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.