India: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the India, dairy industry over a given time period.
| INDIA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
| x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Number of cows ('000) | 60.562 | 63.596 | ||||||||
| Cow Milk production ('000) | 119.678 | 127.105 | ||||||||
| Buffalo's - Goat's Milk | ||||||||||
| Number of Buffaloes ('000) | 46.686 | 48.166 | ||||||||
| Buffalo's Milk Production ('000) | 103.300 | 104.388 | ||||||||
| Number of Goats ('000) | 41.928 | 4.401 | ||||||||
| Goat's Milk Production ('000) | 7.600 | 7.806 | ||||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | ||||
| Liquid milk (Source: FAS-USDA) | 85.000 | 87.050 | 89.000 | 91.000 | 91.000 | 93.000 | +2,2% | Jan-Dec 2026 | Butter (Source: FAS-USDA) | 6.500 | 6.750 | 6.981 | 7.190 | 7.190 | 7.435 | +3,4% | Jan-Dec 2026 | SMP (Source: FAS-USDA) | 700 | 730 | 755 | 770 | 770 | 790 | +2,6% | Jan-Dec 2026 |
| EXPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 41 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 4,2 | 4,2 | -2.08% | Jan 2026 | |
| SMP | TOP importers | 28 | 1,5 | 9,3 | 5,1 | 0,5 | 0,3 | -37.11% | Jan 2026 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 37 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 8,1 | 3,6 | -54.96% | Jan 2026 | |
| Bulk and pack. milk | TOP importers | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 1,7 | 1,7 | +1.50% | Jan 2026 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP importers | 0,5 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +24.39% | Jan 2026 | |
| Cheese | TOP importers | 9,1 | 9,3 | 10 | 13 | 1,3 | 1,1 | -17.57% | Jan 2026 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP importers | 3,1 | 2,6 | 2,6 | 2,5 | 0,2 | 0,2 | -15.92% | Jan 2026 | |
| WMP | TOP importers | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,2 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -20.22% | Jan 2026 | |
| Casein | TOP importers | 8,5 | 3,5 | 2,6 | 2,5 | 0,2 | 0,2 | +52.36% | Jan 2026 | |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP importers | 0,9 | 2,9 | 3,1 | 2,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 | +2.90% | Jan 2026 | |
| IMPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP exporters | 31 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 1,9 | 2,5 | +28.38% | Jan 2026 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 11 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 1,9 | 3,1 | +69.01% | Jan 2026 | |
| Whey | TOP exporters | 7,7 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 2,0 | 1,5 | -25.70% | Jan 2026 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 2,5 | 2,1 | 1,3 | 1,9 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -37.86% | Jan 2026 | |
| Caseinates | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 1,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +∞ | Jan 2026 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 0,9 | 2,1 | 1,4 | 3,7 | 0,2 | 0,5 | +230.90% | Jan 2026 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,3 | 0,7 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -61.72% | Jan 2026 | |
| Cheese | TOP exporters | 2,0 | 2,1 | 1,6 | 2,7 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +33.02% | Jan 2026 | |
| SMP | TOP exporters | 0,3 | 1,2 | 0,2 | 0,8 | 0,0 | 0,1 | - | Jan 2026 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Fonte: FAS-USDA) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | ||||
| Butter | 6.458 | 6.726 | 6.917 | 7.109 | 7.109 | 7.351 | +3,4% | Jan-Dec 2026 | SMP | 686 | 740 | 742 | 759 | 759 | 780 | +2,8% | Jan-Dec 2026 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (liter) (Source: Tetra Pak) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Liquid milk | ||||||||||
| % Self-sufficiency rate | 100,3% | 100,1% | ||||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | % | Period | ||
| GDP (gross domestic product) | 7,19% | 8,86% | 6,72% | 7,72% | 7,72% | 6,51% | Jan-Dic 2026 | |||
| CPI (consumer price index) | 6,69% | 5,65% | 4,95% | 2,03% | 2,03% | 3,42% | Jan-Dic 2026 | |||
| Population ('000) | 1.425.423 | 1.438.070 | 1.450.936 | |||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 2.379 (e) | 2.601 (e) | ||||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 2.259(e) | 2.406(e) | ||||||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
Source:
Raw material area: State/UT Animal Husbandry Departments; ;
Dairy production: FAS-USDA
Export ed Import: IHS
Per Capita Consumptions: Tetra Pak
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO
Last Update: 17-04-2026












































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