Canada vs Denmark: Milk per animal
Canada
10,345 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Denmark
10,483 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Denmark rank
3rd
Milk per animal over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 10,483 kilograms per animal against 10,345 kilograms per animal in Canada, a difference of 138 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,994 kilograms per animal | 3,814 kilograms per animal | 820.33 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3,712 kilograms per animal | 4,496 kilograms per animal | 784.16 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4,773 kilograms per animal | 5,585 kilograms per animal | 812.14 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6,340 kilograms per animal | 6,558 kilograms per animal | 218.16 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7,725 kilograms per animal | 7,948 kilograms per animal | 223.36 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 2010s | 8,936 kilograms per animal | 9,244 kilograms per animal | 307.55 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
| 2020s | 10,111 kilograms per animal | 10,239 kilograms per animal | 127.63 kilograms per animal | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk per animal, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 10,483 kilograms per animal against 10,345 kilograms per animal in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk per animal between Canada and Denmark?
- 138 kilograms per animal, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for milk per animal?
- Canada ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.