India is home to the highest number of milk cows of any country, at over 61 million head as of 2023. That year, the European Union had the second most milk cows worldwide, at about 20 million head.
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USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (July 21, 2023). Number of milk cows worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 heads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869885/global-number-milk-cows-by-country/
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Number of milk cows worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 heads)." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869885/global-number-milk-cows-by-country/
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (2023). Number of milk cows worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 heads). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869885/global-number-milk-cows-by-country/
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Number of milk cows worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 heads) [Graph], USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869885/global-number-milk-cows-by-country/