< >

India: dairy sector

AMUL

This page contains data regarding key components of the India, dairy industry over a given time period.

Check the Payout to analyze the theoretical value of indian raw milk destined to the production of SMP and Ghee.>



INDIA: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA202120222023202420242025%Period
Number of cows ('000) 59.615 60.562 63.596
Cow Milk production ('000) 115.840 119.678 127.105
Buffalo's - Goat's Milk
Number of Buffaloes ('000) 45.810 46.686 48.166
Buffalo's Milk Production ('000) 99.626 103.300 104.388
Number of Goats ('000) 39.586 41.928 4.401
Goat's Milk Production ('000) 6.603 7.600 7.806
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f)
Liquid milk (Source: FAS-USDA) 83.000 85.000 87.050 89.000 89.000 91.000 +2,2% Jan-Dec 2025
Butter (Source: FAS-USDA) 6.300 6.500 6.750 6.950 6.950 7.155 +2,9% Jan-Dec 2025
SMP (Source: FAS-USDA) 680 700 730 755 755 770 +2,0% Jan-Dec 2025
EXPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 37 41 38 45 29 31 +8.61% Jan-Aug 2025
SMP TOP importers 45 28 1,5 9,3 5,7 4,2 -25.76% Jan-Aug 2025
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 22 37 21 58 33 44 +35.02% Jan-Aug 2025
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 11 13 14 16 11 13 +20.37% Jan-Aug 2025
Lactose edible TOP importers 9,5 0,5 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 -4.31% Jan-Aug 2025
Cheese TOP importers 7,5 9,1 9,3 10 6,4 9,2 +42.57% Jan-Aug 2025
Infant milk formula TOP importers 6,9 3,1 2,6 2,6 1,8 1,7 -6.13% Jan-Aug 2025
WMP TOP importers 1,5 1,9 1,9 1,8 1,4 0,9 -36.81% Jan-Aug 2025
Casein TOP importers 6,6 8,5 3,5 2,6 1,2 1,7 +42.97% Jan-Aug 2025
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 2,4 0,9 2,9 3,1 2,1 1,5 -27.08% Jan-Aug 2025
IMPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 35 31 41 43 29,3 25,3 -13.44% Jan-Aug 2025
Lactose edible TOP exporters 20 11 26 27 19,2 16,6 -13.49% Jan-Aug 2025
Whey TOP exporters 11 7,7 22 17 12,7 13,0 +2.22% Jan-Aug 2025
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 1,6 2,5 2,1 1,3 0,6 1,2 +119.34% Jan-Aug 2025
Caseinates TOP exporters 1,6 1,0 1,8 1,8 1,3 0,7 -42.30% Jan-Aug 2025
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 1,0 0,9 2,1 1,4 0,8 1,9 +131.40% Jan-Aug 2025
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 0,2 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,2 0,6 +227.64% Jan-Aug 2025
Cheese TOP exporters 1,4 2,0 2,1 1,6 1,1 1,6 +45.00% Jan-Aug 2025
SMP TOP exporters 0,2 0,3 1,2 0,2 0,1 0,4 +573.01% Jan-Aug 2025
WMP TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 -46.76% Jan-Aug 2025
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Fonte: FAS-USDA) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f)
Butter 6.289 6.458 6.726 6.886 6.886 7.075 +2,7% Jan-Dec 2025
SMP 653 686 739 742 742 754 +1,6% Jan-Dec 2025
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (liter) (Source: Tetra Pak)202120222023202420242025%Period
Liquid milk 54,1
% Self-sufficiency rate 100,5% 100,3% 100,1%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 9,41% 6,97% 8,83% 6,70% 6,70% 7,10% Jan-Dic 2025
CPI (consumer price index) 5,14% 6,69% 5,65% 5,00% 5,00% 1,80% Jan-Dic 2025
Population ('000) 1.414.204 1.425.423 1.438.070 1.450.936
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 2.234 (e) 2.379 (e) 2.601 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 1.889(e) 2.259(e) 2.406(e)
(e): estimated
* 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: 16-11-2025

Check the Payout India SMP + Butter >

NOTE: Access to Dairy World Trade, which also contains the processing of Import / Export of the India with MONTHLY UPDATES, is reserved for Supporters of CLAL.it.