Italy vs USSR: Milk per animal
Italy
2,146 kilograms per animal
in 2024
USSR
2,270 kilograms per animal
in 1991
Italy rank
56th
USSR rank
53rd
Milk per animal over time
- Italy
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2,270 kilograms per animal against 2,146 kilograms per animal in Italy, a difference of 124 kilograms per animal.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 56th and USSR ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957.28 kilograms per animal | 1,656 kilograms per animal | 698.87 kilograms per animal | USSR |
| 1970s | 1,036 kilograms per animal | 1,995 kilograms per animal | 959.64 kilograms per animal | USSR |
| 1980s | 1,071 kilograms per animal | 2,133 kilograms per animal | 1,063 kilograms per animal | USSR |
| 1990s | 1,132 kilograms per animal | 2,341 kilograms per animal | 1,209 kilograms per animal | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk per animal, Italy or USSR?
- USSR, at 2,270 kilograms per animal against 2,146 kilograms per animal in Italy as of 1991.
- What is the difference in milk per animal between Italy and USSR?
- 124 kilograms per animal, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Italy and USSR rank globally for milk per animal?
- Italy ranks 56th and USSR ranks 53rd 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.