Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk-producing state in India. Uttar Pradesh contributes around 18% of the total milk produced in India. This article will share some interesting insights into India’s highest milk-producing state and milk production in India.
Highest Milk Producing States in India
The top 5 milk-producing states of India are listed below:
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Andhra Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Punjab
Milk Production in States – Categories
The below-given bifurcation of milk production in states is given as per the data shared by India’s Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries for 2014-15.
Uttar Pradesh
- Out of the total milk produced by Uttar Pradesh, 16.2 MT of milk was produced from Buffaloes.
- 1.7 MT of milk was produced from Cows-Exotic.
- 4.2 MT of milk was produced from Cows Non-Descript.
Learn more about the state of Uttar Pradesh in the given link.
Rajasthan
- Out of the total milk produced by Rajasthan, 7.2 MT of milk was produced from Buffaloes.
- 0.9 MT of milk was produced from Cows-Exotic.
- 4.1 MT of milk was produced from Cows Non-Descript.
Learn more about the state of Rajasthan in the given link.
Andhra Pradesh
- Out of the total milk produced by Andhra Pradesh, 9.1 MT of milk was produced from Buffaloes.
- 2.5 MT of milk was produced from Cows-Exotic.
- 1.2 MT of milk was produced from Cows Non-Descript.
Gujarat
- Out of the total milk produced by Gujarat, 7.2 MT of milk was produced from Buffaloes.
- 2.0 MT of milk was produced from Cows-Exotic.
- 2.2 MT of milk was produced from Cows Non-Descript.
Learn more about the state of Gujarat in the given link.
Punjab
- Out of the total milk produced by Punjab, 6.6 MT of milk was produced from Buffaloes.
- 2.8 MT of milk was produced from Cows-Exotic.
- 0.3 MT of milk was produced from Cows Non-Descript.
Learn more about the state of Punjab in the given link.
Total Milk Production in India
- The total milk production in India increased from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014–15 to 198.4 million tonnes in 2019-20.
- As per the data given in the Economic Survey, the total milk production in India reached 209.96 million tonnes in 2020-21.
- From 2014-15 to 2020-21, milk production in India grew at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.2%.
- As per the official statistics, the per capita availability of milk increased from 322 gm/day in 2014-15 to 406 gm/day in 2019-20.
- In 2014-15, when the per capita availability of milk was 322 gm/day in India, the global average per capita availability of milk was 293.7 gm/day.
- As per the provisional data given in the Economic Survey, the all India per capita availability of milk in 2020-21 was 427 gms/day.
- Punjab and Haryana are the top two states having the highest per capita availability of milk.
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