The ‘Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics – 2024’ was released by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
Milk production
- The country is estimated to produce 239.30 million tonnes of milk during 2023-24. This is a compound annual growth of 5.62% over the past 10 years.
- In 2014-15, the milk production was 146.3 million tonnes.
- India is at the top in milk production globally and second in in egg production.
- Uttar Pradesh produces 16.21% of total milk in the country and ranks at the top in milk production followed by Rajasthan (14.51%), Madhya Pradesh (8.91%).
Egg production
- The total egg production is estimated as 142.77 billion numbers during 2023-24, which is a compound annual growth of 6.8% over the past 10 years.
- Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of eggs with a share of 17.85% of total egg production in the country followed by Tamil Nadu (15.64%).
Meat production
- The total meat production in the country (including poultry, cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pig) is estimated as 10.25 million tonnes during 2023-24.
- West Bengal is the largest meat producer with 12.62% share, followed by Uttar Pradesh (12.29%).
Wool production
- Total wool production in the country is estimated as 33.69 million kg during 2023-24, which is a slight growth of 0.22% over last year.
- The major contribution in the total wool production comes from Rajasthan with a share of 47.53% followed by Jammu & Kashmir (23.06%).
