Milk, Total — Gross Production Index Number in World
World: Milk, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 121.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Gross Production Index Number in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — gross production index number in World is 121.26, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — gross production index number in World peaked at 121.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4, in 1961.
That places World 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Gross Production Index Number in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.4 | — |
| 1962 | 41.73 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 41.46 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 42.09 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 43.9 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 44.93 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 45.88 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 46.88 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 47.02 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 47.11 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 47.51 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 48.73 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 49.56 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 50.57 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 51.11 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 52.2 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 53.75 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 54.54 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 55.42 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 56.16 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 56.71 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 57.95 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.23 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 60.84 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 61.9 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 63.08 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 63.06 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 64.01 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 65.02 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.82 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.52 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 58.66 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 59.78 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 64.2 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 65.16 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.19 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 66.77 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.19 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.75 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 70.78 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 72.1 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 73.86 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 75.45 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 77.11 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 79.55 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 81.58 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 83.36 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 87 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 88.84 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 91.05 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 93.33 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 94.73 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.48 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 100.1 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 101.42 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 104.36 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 107.15 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 109.89 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 113.18 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 116.01 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 117.41 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 119.61 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 121.26 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.92 | 41.4 | 47.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.05 | 47.11 | 55.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.9 | 56.16 | 65.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8 | 58.66 | 69.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6 | 70.78 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.94 | 88.84 | 109.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.49 | 113.18 | 121.26 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — gross production index number in World?
- Milk, total — gross production index number in World was 121.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — gross production index number recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 121.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — gross production index number recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 in 1961.
- How does World rank for milk, total — gross production index number?
- World ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — gross production index number rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Gross 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.