What is the difference in milk per animal between Nicaragua and Zambia?

24 kilograms per animal, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Nicaragua vs Zambia: Milk per animal

Nicaragua

1,277 kilograms per animal

in 2023

Zambia

1,301 kilograms per animal

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

85th

Zambia rank

82nd

Milk per animal over time

Nicaragua
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1,301 kilograms per animal against 1,277 kilograms per animal in Nicaragua, a difference of 24 kilograms per animal.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	911.01 kilograms per animal	300 kilograms per animal	611.01 kilograms per animal	Nicaragua
1970s	1,065 kilograms per animal	300 kilograms per animal	765.33 kilograms per animal	Nicaragua
1980s	765.77 kilograms per animal	300 kilograms per animal	465.77 kilograms per animal	Nicaragua
1990s	766.97 kilograms per animal	1,277 kilograms per animal	510.4 kilograms per animal	Zambia
2000s	706.14 kilograms per animal	1,389 kilograms per animal	682.36 kilograms per animal	Zambia
2010s	1,098 kilograms per animal	1,376 kilograms per animal	277.15 kilograms per animal	Zambia
2020s	1,343 kilograms per animal	1,305 kilograms per animal	38.2 kilograms per animal	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk per animal, Nicaragua or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1,301 kilograms per animal against 1,277 kilograms per animal in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk per animal between Nicaragua and Zambia?: 24 kilograms per animal, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for milk per animal?: Nicaragua ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd 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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Indicator: Milk per animal
Unit: kilograms per animal
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,100 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.