World Milk Day 2025:
World Milk Day is celebrated to highlight the nutritional, economic, and environmental significance of milk, as well as the role of the dairy industry in the economy.
- Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2001, World Milk Day 2025 is themed “Let’s Celebrate the Power of Dairy,” highlighting dairy’s role in nutrition, rural livelihoods, economic growth, and sustainability.
- India has been the world’s top milk producer since 1998, now producing 25% of global milk. Between 2014-15 and 2023-24, milk production rose 63.56%, from 146.3 million tonnes to 239.2 million tonnes.
- In 1950-51, India produced less than 21 million tonnes of milk annually.
- Top Milk-Producing States: As per the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics (BAHS) 2024, top 5 Milk producing States are Uttar Pradesh (16.21%), Rajasthan (14.51%), Madhya Pradesh (8.91%), Gujarat (7.65%), Maharashtra (6.71%).
- Per Capita Availability of Milk: In 2023-24, the per capita availability of milk was over 471 grams of milk daily, well above the world average of 322 grams.
