Largest sheep-milk producers by nation, 2024

Top 9 nations by production volume; tonnes, 2024.

What the Data Shows

FAOSTAT reports sheep milk production by nation for 2024 in tonnes. The ranking compares nine non-aggregate nation rows from the same FAOSTAT source, with no share column because no external denominator is used. China ranks first at 1.26M tonnes, ahead of Greece at 945,820 tonnes. China’s value is 3.06x the #9 nation, Sudan at 410,963 tonnes, so the page is best read as a production-volume ranking.

Data table

Unit: tonnes · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1China1.26M2024
2Greece945,8202024
3Türkiye906,9452024
4Syria714,6422024
5Algeria542,2802024
6Spain540,9502024
7Italy476,0202024
8Romania434,4002024
9Sudan410,9632024

Sources

Source 1: FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products

Publisher: FAOSTAT

Dataset/table: Crops and Livestock Products

Units: tonnes

Date checked: 2026-06-07

Evidence: Supports 2024 nation-level sheep milk production values in tonnes.

Data notes & caveats

Values are annual production volumes in tonnes. Shares are not included because the page uses a ranked nation comparison rather than a separate global total.

Methodology

The ranking uses FAOSTAT nation rows for sheep milk, production volume, tonnes and 2024. Aggregate reporting groups are excluded where they appear in the source. Values are ranked from highest to lowest and rounded consistently for display.

Source consistency notes

Rows use the same FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products source family, metric, unit and year, supporting a like-for-like ranking across nations.

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