Pakistan: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Pakistan dairy industry over a given time period.
| PAKISTAN: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
| x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Number of cows ('000) | 15.764 | 16.359 | 16.975 | |||||||
| Cow Milk production ('000) | 23.026 | 23.893 | 24.794 | |||||||
| Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk | ||||||||||
| Number of Sheeps ('000) | 830 | 840 | 850 | |||||||
| Sheep's Milk Production ('000) | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
| Number of Goats ('000) | 7.172 | 7.366 | 7.565 | |||||||
| Goat's Milk Production ('000) | 1.018 | 1.046 | 1.074 | |||||||
| Number of Buffaloes ('000) | 16.333 | 16.818 | 17.318 | |||||||
| Buffalo's Milk Production ('000) | 37.528 | 38.644 | 39.793 | |||||||
| EXPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and pack. milk | TOP importers | 2,4 | 7,7 | 13 | 7,9 | 0,4 | 0,5 | +28.23% | Jan 2026 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 1,7 | 1,7 | 20 | 10 | 1,8 | 2,2 | +21.89% | Jan 2026 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP importers | 0,9 | 2,0 | 1,9 | 1,4 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -67.55% | Jan 2026 | |
| IMPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Whey | TOP exporters | 21 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 1,1 | 2,1 | +86.85% | Jan 2026 | |
| SMP | TOP exporters | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 1,0 | 1,6 | +62.08% | Jan 2026 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 1,3 | 1,9 | +45.60% | Jan 2026 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 1,6 | 2,0 | 0,3 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +900.05% | Jan 2026 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 12 | 7,3 | 6,7 | 8,2 | 0,8 | 0,7 | -14.54% | Jan 2026 | |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (liter) (Source: Tetra Pak) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | ||
| Liquid milk | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||||||
| % Self-sufficiency rate | nan% | nan% | nan% | |||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | % | Period | ||
| GDP (gross domestic product) | 3,12% | 0,42% | 2,86% | 4,47% | 4,47% | 2,61% | Jan-Dic 2026 | |||
| CPI (consumer price index) | 19,88% | 30,76% | 12,64% | 3,53% | 3,53% | 7,46% | Jan-Dic 2026 | |||
| Population ('000) | 243.701 | 247.505 | 251.269 | 255.220 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 1.658 (e) | (e) | ||||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 1.575(e) | (e) | ||||||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
Source:
Raw material area: Number of animal and Animal's Milk production: FAO;
Export ed Import: IHS
GDP per capita: Tetra Pak
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO
Last Update: 04-06-2026









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