Milk, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Milk, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — gross per capita production index number in South America is 96.81, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 104.56 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.01, in 1962.
South America ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.48 | — |
| 1962 | 60.01 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 60.46 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 63.18 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 63.71 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 64.78 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 61.83 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 63.44 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 63 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 61.7 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 62.51 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 63.05 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 61.82 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 64.25 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 67.54 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 69.37 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 64.3 | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 62.31 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 63.07 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 66.31 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 65.3 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 65.03 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.91 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 63.89 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.71 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.73 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.62 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 67.03 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.23 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 68.44 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 68.88 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.5 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 72.05 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 73.31 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 76.45 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 81.13 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 81.99 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 82.59 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.28 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.97 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.64 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.14 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.06 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 85.78 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 87.93 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 91.11 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 89.6 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 95.9 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 94.23 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 98.94 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 103.11 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 102.86 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 104.01 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 104.56 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.58 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 94.86 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 94.6 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.74 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.49 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.18 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 97.96 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.01 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.73 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.81 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.32 | 60.01 | 64.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.99 | 61.7 | 69.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.48 | 63.71 | 69.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.96 | 68.44 | 83.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.64 | 82.06 | 95.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.58 | 94.6 | 104.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.34 | 96.73 | 98.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 20 Luxembourg 117.77 compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 117.22 compare
- 22 Jordan 116.91 compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 116.25 compare
- 24 Czechia 115.86 compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 94.3 compare
- 25 Nicaragua 115.71 compare
- 26 Belgium 115.54 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Milk, total — gross per capita production index number in South America was 96.81 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 104.56 in 2014.
- What is the lowest milk, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.01 in 1962.
- How does South America rank for milk, total — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.