In many cultures of the world, especially the Western world, humans continue to consume milk beyond infancy, using the milk of other animals (especially cattle, goats and sheep) as a food product. For millennia, cow's milk has been processed into dairy products such as cream, butter, yogurt, kefir, ice cream, and especially the more durable and easily transportable product, cheese.

Country	Milk (gallons)	Cheese (lbs)	Butter (lbs)
Finland	48.6	42.1	11.7
Sweden	38.4	40.8	2.2
Ireland	34.3	23.2	6.4
Netherlands	32.5	45	7.3
Norway	30.8	35.3	9.5
Spain	31.5	21.2	2.2
Switzerland	29.7	49	12.3
United Kingdom	29.4	26.9	8.2
Australia	28.1	25.8	8.2
Canada	25	26.9	7.3