Latvia vs South Africa: Skim milk and whey powder — Production

Latvia
2,358 t
in 2023
South Africa
3,662 t
in 2023
Latvia rank
42nd
South Africa rank
39th

Skim milk and whey powder — Production over time

  • Latvia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3,662 t against 2,358 t in Latvia, a difference of 1,304 t.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

Latvia ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 39th of 61 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,232 t 14,409 t 8,176 t South Africa
2000s 3,393 t 8,775 t 5,382 t South Africa
2010s 5,536 t 4,468 t 1,068 t Latvia
2020s 1,819 t 3,562 t 1,743 t South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher skim milk and whey powder — production, Latvia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3,662 t against 2,358 t in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in skim milk and whey powder — production between Latvia and South Africa?
1,304 t, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and South Africa rank globally for skim milk and whey powder — production?
Latvia ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 39th of 61 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Skim milk and whey powder — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Skim milk and whey powder — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
91 places, 4,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.