All milk production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 3.9 million t of all milk, the 37th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 141%. The record was 3.9 million t in 2023.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.9 million t
- World rank
- 37 of 184
- 10-year change
- +141%
- Record
- 3.9 million t
- 2023
All milk in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uganda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.39%
- 0.20% in 2014
- kg per person
- 77.0
- world 121
- 10-year change
- +141%
- world +23%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Venezuela | 4,021,871 | 0.41% |
| 36 | South Africa | 3,883,000 | 0.39% |
| 37 | Uganda | 3,850,000 | 0.39% |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 3,791,726 | 0.39% |
| 39 | Switzerland | 3,730,483 | 0.38% |
Map of world production of milk
Share of the world total; Uganda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,850,000 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,850,000 | +17% |
| 2022 | 3,296,000 | +14% |
| 2021 | 2,894,300 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,781,000 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,781,000 | +32% |
| 2018 | 2,101,000 | +26% |
| 2017 | 1,662,000 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,683,000 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,616,000 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,596,500 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,596,500 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,549,120 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1,460,000 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,418,000 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,377,000 | −3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,421,641 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,380,208 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,338,688 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,317,804 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,274,077 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1,208,163 | +32% |
| 2002 | 918,658 | +31% |
| 2001 | 703,463 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 685,956 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 683,683 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 663,961 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 632,814 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 626,590 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 619,046 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 605,346 | −4.6% |
| 1993 | 634,215 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 616,156 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 606,412 | +41% |
| 1990 | 429,800 | +11% |
| 1989 | 386,400 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 372,750 | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 341,950 | −6.1% |
| 1986 | 364,000 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 350,000 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 349,650 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 340,900 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 337,400 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 332,150 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | 333,900 | −9.0% |
| 1979 | 366,940 | −3.6% |
| 1978 | 380,776 | +34% |
| 1977 | 285,124 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 282,689 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 282,171 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 275,660 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 267,295 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 258,300 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 243,915 | −1.3% |
| 1970 | 247,205 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 229,320 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 212,660 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 209,440 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 201,950 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 201,950 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 200,025 | −0.0% |
| 1963 | 200,095 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 195,370 | −6.5% |
| 1961 | 208,950 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of milk in Uganda?
Uganda produced 3.9 million t in 2024, 0.39% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uganda rank in the world for production of milk?
Uganda ranked 37th of 184 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 25.2% of the world total.
How has the production of milk in Uganda changed?
It rose by 141% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +23% for the world. The record was 3.9 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 Uganda 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.