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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. As per FAO recent database, which country ranked first in milk production across the world? Notes: According to production data of Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT), India ranks first in the world contributing twenty-four percent of global milk production in the year 2021-22.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that India is the highest milk producer in the world contributing twenty-four per cent of global milk production in the year 2021-22.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk-producing state in India. Uttar Pradesh contributes around 18% of the total milk produced in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -India is the largest milk-producing country in the world. The country is trailed by the United States, which is the second largest producer, in milk production by a large margin. India is unique among the major milk producers because more than half of its production comes from water buffalo, rather than cattle.