New Zealand vs Thailand: Milk per animal
New Zealand
4,682 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Thailand
4,601 kilograms per animal
in 2024
New Zealand rank
30th
Thailand rank
31st
Milk per animal over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4,682 kilograms per animal against 4,601 kilograms per animal in Thailand, a difference of 81 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,788 kilograms per animal | 1,114 kilograms per animal | 1,675 kilograms per animal | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2,939 kilograms per animal | 1,873 kilograms per animal | 1,067 kilograms per animal | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2,963 kilograms per animal | 2,399 kilograms per animal | 564.59 kilograms per animal | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3,103 kilograms per animal | 2,922 kilograms per animal | 180.47 kilograms per animal | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,643 kilograms per animal | 2,880 kilograms per animal | 763.37 kilograms per animal | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,057 kilograms per animal | 4,740 kilograms per animal | 682.16 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4,581 kilograms per animal | 4,653 kilograms per animal | 71.78 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk per animal, New Zealand or Thailand?
- New Zealand, at 4,682 kilograms per animal against 4,601 kilograms per animal in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk per animal between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 81 kilograms per animal, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for milk per animal?
- New Zealand ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st 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.