SOUTHERN Europe
  2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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 14.425
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 8.065
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 30.080
± % 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% +2,82%
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% 78,9%

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 - 2025
SOUTHERN Europe: 78,9%
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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
86,3% 		Spagna
69,1% 		Portogallo
76,1% 		Grecia
48,8% 		Cipro
607,5% 		Malta
24,1%
13.458.338 7.408.378 1.889.750 602.730 323.680 36.720
56,74% 31,23% 7,97% 2,54% 1,36% 0,15%
8.093.359 5.017.321 1.065.859 2.127.026 170.326 118.362
5.963.309 1.707.256 473.733 1.495.522 440.722 2.721
44,31% 23,04% 25,07% 248,12% 136,16% 7,41%
15.588.388 10.718.444 2.481.875 1.234.234 53.284 152.361
301.340 505.370 92.090 131.957 9.251 316
59.146.000 47.890.000 10.412.000 9.939.000 1.371.000 545.000
196 95 113 75 148 1.725
n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
* 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