The bar chart depicts data regarding the quantity of four dairy products (measured in MT) produced by the top three producing nations according to each type of those in the world in 2012.
From an overarching viewpoint, it is discernible that the milk output of its top producers outperformed the remaining dairy product categories. In addition, Europe always emerged as one of the top producers in all four products.
The European Union led in milk production in 2012, generating 142.970 MT of milk, followed by India and the US, with 127.000 MT and 90.038 MT, respectively. Moreover, the European Union was also the largest cheese producer in the world, with 7.120 MT of this product, which was nearly 1.5 times higher than the cheese output of the US. In the meantime, the figure in this sector for Brazil was substantially lower at only 700 MT.
India produced more butter than any of the regions or countries around the world, with its figure being at 7.500 MT, while 2.040 MT of butter was generated by Europe, which was over double than the figures for the US, at 810 MT. Regarding milk powder, China was the top producer in this category, with 1.200 MT. New Zealand followed with a slightly lower amount of this product, at 1.100 MT, which was nearly 400 MT higher than the figures for Europe