FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
All milk production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 21.5 million t of all milk, the 10th largest in the world (2.19% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.0%. The record was 21.9 million t in 2018.
- Production, 2024
- 21.5 million t
- World rank
- 10 of 184
- 10-year change
- +1.0%
- Record
- 21.9 million t
- 2018
All milk in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,531,000 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 21,245,000 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21,051,000 | −3.8% |
| 2021 | 21,886,376 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21,871,305 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21,786,167 | −0.7% |
| 2018 | 21,947,466 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21,461,603 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 21,175,530 | −3.5% |
| 2015 | 21,938,825 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 21,319,715 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 19,469,000 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19,129,000 | +10% |
| 2011 | 17,339,000 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17,010,456 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 16,483,000 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 15,216,840 | −2.6% |
| 2007 | 15,618,288 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 15,172,464 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 14,637,894 | −2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,030,000 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 14,349,000 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13,865,939 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 13,119,412 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 12,235,392 | +12% |
| 1999 | 10,881,408 | −4.4% |
| 1998 | 11,380,000 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 11,058,000 | +10% |
| 1996 | 10,010,000 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 9,285,000 | −5.4% |
| 1994 | 9,812,000 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 9,003,000 | +12% |
| 1992 | 8,050,000 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 7,871,000 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 7,509,000 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 7,252,000 | −6.4% |
| 1988 | 7,751,000 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 7,292,000 | −11% |
| 1986 | 8,235,000 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 7,884,000 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 7,624,250 | +10% |
| 1983 | 6,915,950 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6,781,920 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 6,683,970 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,700,470 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 6,374,250 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 6,081,133 | −8.5% |
| 1977 | 6,648,788 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 6,563,124 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 6,096,615 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 5,688,935 | −6.3% |
| 1973 | 6,069,780 | −2.8% |
| 1972 | 6,242,141 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 5,962,442 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 5,986,180 | −7.3% |
| 1969 | 6,458,882 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 6,180,215 | −1.1% |
| 1967 | 6,251,430 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 6,133,650 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 5,836,100 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 5,518,800 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 5,346,500 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 5,224,700 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5,217,000 | — |
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.