Ranking of the world's top 5 milk producers, you who love to drink milk must know that in The tail of the Chinese crane, milk is one of the most valuable nutritious foods on the earth. It provides a lot of nutrients because all humans need milk. Drinking more milk can support humans in maintaining bone health, and sound intelligence and so on provide many benefits.
According to data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2021 the global
Total milk production reached 715 million tonnes. Europe became the largest producing region with 225.4 million tonnes, followed by Asia with 220.7 million tonnes, the Americas at 204.5 million tonnes, Africa at 36.3 million tonnes and Oceania with 28.7 million tonnes.
China is the fifth largest milk producer in the world. In 2021, its production will reach 32 million tons. The provinces that mainly produce milk are Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Sichuan and Anhui, and the total output of these provinces accounts for 72.25% of China's total milk production. Despite China's large production, it still needs to import milk and other products from countries such as New Zealand, the United States, Australia and Argentina. As the world's most populous country, it is not surprising that the current annual production of 32 million tons of milk is still not enough to supply the needs.
Germany is the fourth largest milk producer in the world. As of 2021, the country has produced 33 million tons of milk in the whole year. This record makes Germany the number one milk producer in Europe. The main production site of milk production in Germany is in eastern Germany, but germany is not popular for large-scale intensive farming, it is said that the Germans believe that such a way of breeding will make milk unhealthy, currently each farm in Germany, an average of 150-200 cattle.
To date, there are about 82,865 dairy farmers in Germany. With a large number of farmers, Germany can export milk and its derivatives to other countries. Half of the milk produced in Germany is exported, and in addition to milk, cheese is Germany's main export product. Milk production therefore contributes greatly to the German livestock industry.
Brazil is the third largest milk producer in the world. In 2021, its milk production will reach 35 million tons. Brazil surpassed Germany in one fell swoop. According to statistics, in the ranking of Brazilian states, Minas Gerais ranks first in the country in milk production, accounting for 58.4% of the total milk in Brazil. The second state is Goiás, with a contribution rate of 31.3%, the rest of which is sporadic farming, and the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais also has a reputation as the home of milk
India ranks second in the world among milk-producing countries. In 2021, its milk production reached an astonishing 90 million tons. Compared with Brazil, the third largest in the world, India's total milk production exceeds 55 million tons, of which one-third of the milk is buffalo milk with high nutritional value, and it just so happens that buffalo is an unpopular breeding cow in Hinduism, and the main regions of India's milk production are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. These states supply more than half of all of India's milk.
The United States has long been the world's largest milk producer. The U.S. produces 99 million tons of milk each year. Generally speaking, the United States uses scientific cattle breeding to make many sparsely populated states the center of milk production. Examples include California, Wisconsin, New York and Idaho. These agricultural states make a significant contribution to the production of milk exported from the United States.
In the United States, Holstein cattle produce more than 90 percent of the milk in the United States, while Jersey cows are the second most popular cow in the United States, but only 7% of total U.S. milk production. Do you like to drink milk? Welcome to leave a message to let me know
Data source: FAOSTAT, 2021
(Tons)
1 United States 99,056,527
2 India 90,000,000
3 Brazil 35,890,280
4 Germany 33,080,180
5 China 32,012,400
6 Russian Federation 31,091,155
7 France 24,930,810
8 New Zealand 21,872,000
9 Colombia 21,847,085
10 Turkey 20,782,374