How much milk does China produce?

China's milk production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 0.2%, 1970s 0.2%, 1980s 0.5%, 1990s 1.2%, 2000s 4%, 2010s 4.7%, 2020s 5%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China as a buyer of milk

China imported $2.7 billion of milk powders (HS 0402) in 2024, 12% of world imports, ranked #1. Of its $2.7 billion of milk imports in 2024, 66% came from New Zealand and 13% from Australia, among 49 suppliers. Largest sources: New Zealand (66%), Australia (13%), Hong Kong (9.8%), Netherlands (3.6%), Finland (1.6%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much milk China uses

China's domestic supply of milk was 79.7 million tonnes in 2023, 7.3% of the world's. Food supply was 35 kg per person a year, 111th highest of 142 countries with a million or more people. It produced 59% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 42%. FAO's item is "Milk, excluding butter (whole-milk equivalent)". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The milk price China sells into

The benchmark price, Milk, USDA Class III spot, United States, was $19.66/cwt in August 2026, down 7% over twelve months. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Milk price history.