| Year | Production | Imports | Exports | Lossesa | Closing stock | Domestic use | Domestic consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | per capita | per capita, excl. butter | |||||||
| million litres | litres | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1 895.7 | 181.7 | 182.0 | – | 52.3 | 1 910.6 | 1 628.8 | 157.7 | 106.4 |
| 1975 | 1 974.0 | 205.2 | 178.1 | – | 51.0 | 2 029.6 | 1 719.2 | 163.1 | 122.9 |
| 1980 | 2 478.4 | 65.4 | 235.9 | – | 86.4 | 2 327.3 | 2 188.2 | 204.4 | 161.3 |
| 1981 | 2 609.3 | 175.8 | 381.5 | – | 90.2 | 2 399.8 | 2 266.1 | 211.8 | 166.5 |
| 1982 | 2 668.3 | 16.7 | 218.9 | – | 90.9 | 2 465.4 | 2 327.6 | 217.9 | 169.7 |
| 1983 | 2 735.6 | 10.1 | 202.0 | – | 105.1 | 2 529.5 | 2 400.6 | 225.3 | 176.2 |
| 1984 | 2 727.3 | 47.9 | 231.2 | – | 63.4 | 2 585.7 | 2 458.2 | 231.5 | 179.6 |
| 1985 | 2 641.7 | 45.8 | 145.0 | – | 53.7 | 2 552.2 | 2 434.0 | 230.1 | 177.9 |
| 1986 | 2 690.1 | 77.9 | 141.5 | – | 80.9 | 2 599.3 | 2 483.0 | 235.7 | 180.2 |
| 1987 | 2 742.3 | 145.4 | 113.9 | – | 88.6 | 2 766.1 | 2 646.9 | 252.4 | 193.3 |
| 1988 | 2 797.3 | 85.5 | 145.9 | – | 129.4 | 2 696.1 | 2 559.6 | 245.1 | 189.9 |
| 1989 | 2 788.2 | 12.3 | 221.5 | – | 119.8 | 2 588.6 | 2 451.3 | 235.8 | 184.1 |
| 1990 | 2 771.3 | 25.4 | 487.2 | – | 193.8 | 2 235.5 | 2 100.6 | 202.5 | 164.7 |
| 1991 | 2 428.1 | .. | .. | – | 89.6 | 2 231.3 | 2 074.4 | 199.9 | 162.5 |
| 1992 | 2 246.1 | 154.6 | 302.9 | 5.1 | 54.5b | 2 127.8 | 1 981.1 | 191.1 | 154.5 |
| 1993 | 2 031.8 | 123.2 | 262.9 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 1 912.1 | 1 782.0 | 172.1 | 140.1 |
| 1994 | 1 890.9 | 156.9 | 188.6 | 5.5 | 51.3 | 1 833.4 | 1 717.5 | 166.1 | 135.9 |
| 1995 | 1 935.8 | 83.3 | 237.8 | 7.2 | 59.9 | 1 765.5 | 1 654.3 | 160.1 | 129.4 |
| 1996 | 1 930.7 | 103.2 | 216.9 | 7.6 | 39.0 | 1 830.3 | 1 714.9 | 166.3 | 132.4 |
| 1997 | 1 943.5 | 180.4 | 205.2 | 9.5 | 43.4 | 1 904.8 | 1 787.9 | 173.8 | 151.8 |
| 1998 | 2 061.2 | 158.1 | 418.9 | 8.5 | 46.7 | 1 788.6 | 1 675.4 | 163.3 | 145.2 |
| 1999 | 2 051.3 | 138.0 | 430.6 | 9.3 | 42.0 | 1 754.2 | 1 641.1 | 160.3 | 147.3 |
| 2000 | 2 094.3 | 177.6 | 413.0 | 7.5 | 44.6 | 1 849.4 | 1 746.3 | 171.0 | 156.0 |
| 2001 | 2 094.7 | 131.5 | 480.6 | 7.5 | 48.9 | 1 736.9 | 1 637.7 | 160.8 | 140.0 |
| 2002 | 2 080.9 | 149.8 | 485.8 | 30.3 | 51.4 | 1 712.0 | 1 606.1 | 158.1 | 138.9 |
| 2003 | 1 984.8 | 202.6 | 478.2 | 16.8 | 53.3 | 1 690.5 | 1 585.0 | 156.5 | 134.3 |
| 2004 | 1 852.7 | 343.8 | 345.9 | 16.3 | 52.9 | 1 834.7 | 1 722.6 | 170.4 | 150.8 |
| 2005 | 1 886.0 | 431.2 | 380.9 | 14.8 | 63.9 | 1 910.5 | 1 821.3 | 180.6 | 162.1 |
| 2006 | 1 802.4 | 552.5 | 502.0 | 8.1 | 51.5 | 1 857.2 | 1 786.7 | 177.4 | 158.5 |
| 2007 | 1 800.0 | 657.6 | 589.0 | 8.8 | 52.1 | 1 859.2 | 1 789.1 | 177.9 | 158.9 |
| 2008 | 1 797.1 | 640.0 | 627.1 | 8.5 | 53.7 | 1 799.9 | 1 736.0 | 172.9 | 153.8 |
| 2009 | 1 716.6 | 718.6 | 669.5 | 6.6 | 60.8 | 1 752.0 | 1 696.1 | 169.2 | 151.5 |
| 2010 | 1 646.1 | 854.5 | 686.4 | 6.0 | 61.2 | 1 807.8 | 1 747.4 | 174.7 | 152.4 |
| 2011 | 1 672.8 | 850.3 | 764.6 | 5.3 | 61.5 | 1 752.9 | 1 692.9 | 169.8 | 148.0 |
| 2012 | 1 770.7 | 823.4 | 790.9 | 6.5 | 62.3 | 1 795.9 | 1 738.4 | 175.2 | 151.8 |
| 2013 | 1 731.4 | 803.1 | 812.9 | 4.9 | 57.4 | 1 721.6 | 1 666.2 | 168.4 | 147.5 |
| 2014 | 1 831.5 | 872.0 | 865.7 | 5.9 | 71.2 | 1 818.1 | 1 764.5 | 178.8 | 152.2 |
| 2015 | 1 895.5 | 934.7 | 903.2 | 9.0 | 75.3 | 1 913.9 | 1 857.9 | 188.8 | 161.0 |
| 2016 | 1 873.2 | 992.3 | 869.3 | 12.7 | 74.2 | 1 984.6 | 1 932.0 | 196.9 | 164.2 |
| 2017 | 1 921.1 | 951.0 | 901.2 | 13.0 | 76.9 | 1 955.2 | 1 905.0 | 194.6 | 160.8 |
| 2018 | 1 902.4 | 1 002.6 | 928.5 | 12.8 | 69.5 | 1 971.1 | 1 923.7 | 196.8 | 161.5 |
| 2019 | 1 916.0 | 1 006.0 | 839.0 | 13.2 | 75.0 | 2 064.0 | 2 017.0 | 206.4 | 170.4 |