India now has indisputably the world's biggest dairy industry-in terms of milk production; during 2022-23 India produced close to 230.58 million tonnes of milk. The dairy sector in India has shown remarkable development in the past decade and India has now become one of the largest producers of milk and value-added milk products in the world.
Total milk production in the country is 230.58 million tonnes during 2022-23. India ranks 1st in the world in terms of total milk production. (Source: FAO). The milk production has increased by 3.83% over the previous year(2021-22). (Source: DAHD-Govt. of India)
Areas of Production:
Uttar Pradesh (15%), Rajasthan (14%), Madhya Pradesh(8%), Gujarat(7%) and Andhra Pradesh(6%) are the major production area of milk in India.
India Facts and Figures:
India's Export of Dairy products to the world during the year 2023-24 as is in below table.( Source: DGCI&S)
| Export Volume FY24 (MT) | Exported in FY24 (USD Mil) | |
| Dairy Products | 63,738.47 | 272.64 |
Major Export Destinations (2023-24) : UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, Bhutan and Singapore.(Source: DGCI&S)