Italy: Dairy Cows, Heads, and Farms

The page presents the size of farms specialized in milk production and not and the relative number of dairy cows (females that have given birth) in Italy, broken down by Region, Province and Municipality.

On the map of Italy, it is possible to identify the areas with the highest density of dairy farms based on color and select the level of investigation by Geographic Area, Type and Detail (by Region, Province or Municipality).

You can also click on the icons in the table to view the details for each region in the graphs.

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Farms that produce milk:

Note: farms specialized in milk production and other farms that combine milk production with other productions (e.g. beef).

Note: Dairy cows in farms specialized in milk production and other farms that combine milk production with other productions (e.g. beef).

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Number of Farms and Dairy cows by region
farms specialized in milk production and not*
All the heads N° farms N° heads
Regions June 2026 Share ± su June 2025 June 2026 Share ± su June 2025
number % number %
ITALY 33.843 985 -2.83% = 1.497.202 9.039 +0.61% =
Abruzzo 457 30 -6.16% = 10.062 -65 -0.64% =
Basilicata 583 48 -7.61% = 20.661 249 +1.22% =
Trentino Alto Adige 8.235 66 -0.80% = 78.362 15 +0.02% =
Calabria 1.490 86 -5.46% = 16.683 377 +2.31% =
Campania 2.001 144 -6.71% = 30.868 500 +1.65% =
Emilia Romagna 2.899 82 -2.75% = 239.930 1.681 +0.71% =
Friuli Venezia Giulia 689 25 -3.50% = 30.731 310 +1.02% =
Lazio 840 55 -6.15% = 31.147 -509 -1.61% =
Liguria 250 -2 +0.81% = 1.695 60 +3.67% =
Lombardy 5.681 162 -2.77% = 588.262 2.208 +0.38% =
Marche 69 4 -5.48% = 3.164 -81 -2.50% =
Molise 604 24 -3.82% = 9.446 127 +1.36% =
Piedmont 1.974 -33 +1.70% = 151.355 1.980 +1.33% =
Puglia 1.722 55 -3.10% = 55.747 296 +0.53% =
Sardinia 1.254 101 -7.45% = 35.872 -552 -1.52% =
Sicily 1.095 89 -7.52% = 34.762 250 +0.72% =
Tuscany 182 9 -4.71% = 6.726 -99 -1.45% =
Umbria 108 16 -12.90% = 5.507 -91 -1.63% =
Valle D'Aosta 1.008 -46 +4.78% = 14.819 88 +0.60% =
Veneto 2.702 70 -2.53% = 131.403 2.295 +1.78% =
Last update: 04/08/2026
Source: DATA PROVIDED BY THE BDN pursuant to art. 2, paragraph 1, letter b), of Legislative Decree 134/22
*Note: Dairy cows in farms specialized in milk production and other farms that combine milk production with other productions (e.g. beef).