SOUTHERN Europe
  Jan-Dec
2012 		Jan-Dec
2013 		Jan-Dec
2014 		Jan-Dec
2015 		Jan-Dec
2016 		Jan-Dec
2017 		Jan-Dec
2018 		Jan-Dec
2019 		Jan-Dec
2020 		Jan-Dec
2021 		Jan-Dec
2022 		Jan-Dec
2023 		Jan-Dec
2024 		Jan-Dec
2025
Milk deliveries ('000 Ton) 19.581 19.622 20.378 20.701 21.118 21.697 21.988 22.150 22.975 23.575 23.170 23.114 23.465 23.720
Import in ME ('000 Ton) 8.067 7.900 12.950 13.200 12.847 12.891 13.590 13.465 12.457 12.526 12.105 13.352 13.498 14.436
Export in ME ('000 Ton) 2.494 2.658 4.077 4.686 4.905 5.609 5.577 6.119 6.291 6.968 6.877 7.151 7.708 8.064
Domestic use incl. stock ('000 Ton) 25.154 24.864 29.251 29.215 29.060 28.979 30.001 29.496 29.140 29.133 28.398 29.314 29.255 30.091
± % domestic use incl. stock - -1,15% +17,64% -0,12% -0,53% -0,28% +3,53% -1,69% -1,21% -0,02% -2,52% +3,23% -0,20% +2,86%
Self-sufficiency milk 77,8% 78,9% 69,7% 70,9% 72,7% 74,9% 73,3% 75,1% 78,8% 80,9% 81,6% 78,8% 80,2% 78,8%

Delivery of cow's milk: Eurostat source
Domestic use including stock change = Milk deliveries + Import extra EU in ME - Export extra EU in ME
The balance sheet at the moment does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190, milk powder that has a fat content similar to whole milk powder, but instead of butterfat contains vegetable fats.
 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY MILK - 2023
SOUTHERN Europe: 78,8%
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Milk deliveries (Ton)***
     % Deliveries on SOUTHERN Europe deliveries
Import (Ton ME)*
Export (Ton ME)*
     % Export in ME on milk deliveries
Domestic use incl. stock (Ton ME)**
Area (Km2)
Population
Densiy (population/km²)
N° cows
Italia
85,6% 		Spagna
72,0% 		Portogallo
80,7% 		Grecia
40,1% 		Cipro
327,6% 		Malta
28,1%
12.915.994 7.336.300 1.891.320 628.760 303.910 37.410
55,88% 31,74% 8,18% 2,72% 1,31% 0,16%
7.450.914 4.378.430 1.000.141 2.084.730 148.494 96.912
5.274.942 1.519.890 548.897 1.144.359 359.637 1.235
40,84% 20,72% 29,02% 182,00% 118,34% 3,30%
15.091.965 10.194.840 2.342.565 1.569.130 92.766 133.087
301.340 505.370 92.090 131.957 9.251 316
59.499.000 47.912.000 10.431.000 10.243.000 1.345.000 533.000
197 95 113 78 145 1.687
1.807.760 785.590 218.840 88.220 38.660 5.930
* Import/Export in milk equivalent (ME) of liquid milk, yogurt, condensed milk, Cheese, SMP, WMP.
** Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) including stock change = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
*** Cow milk's deliveries

The balance sheet at the moment does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190, milk powder that has a fat content similar to whole milk powder, but instead of butterfat contains vegetable fats.

Source Milk deliveries: Eurostat
           N° of cows: Eurostat (dataset: agr_r_animal)
           Import/Export: Eurostat
           Population: FAO
           Area: Wikipedia
 
N° dairy farms - SOUTHERN Europe
  2005 2007 2010 2013 2016 2020 ±% on 2016 ±% on 2005
Italy 61.020 62.790 52.160 39.600 53.380 36.230 -32,13% -40,63%
Spain 42.390 37.290 29.460 23.540 19.820 17.800 -10,19% -58,01%
Portugal 15.850 13.510 10.450 7.770 8.100 5.080 -37,28% -67,95%
Greece 9.780 8.020 5.790 6.060 5.030 2.710 -46,12% -72,29%
Cyprus 240 240 200 190 190 260 36,84% 8,33%
Malta 180 190 140 120 100 90 -10,00% -50,00%
TOTAL 129.460 122.040 98.200 77.280 86.620 62.170 -28.23% -51.98%
Source: Eurostat