Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in China

China: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.049 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.049 An per person
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
93rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0516 An per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.021 An per person
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in China, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

China recorded 0.049 An per person for milk, total — milk animals, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in China peaked at 0.0516 An per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.021 An per person, in 1973.

That places China 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.0238 An per person
1962 0.0238 An per person +0.2%
1963 0.0235 An per person -1.5%
1964 0.0233 An per person -0.8%
1965 0.0231 An per person -0.8%
1966 0.0231 An per person -0.2%
1967 0.0227 An per person -1.4%
1968 0.0225 An per person -0.9%
1969 0.0222 An per person -1.6%
1970 0.022 An per person -0.7%
1971 0.0216 An per person -1.8%
1972 0.0213 An per person -1.6%
1973 0.021 An per person -1.4%
1974 0.0211 An per person +0.4%
1975 0.0212 An per person +0.7%
1976 0.0214 An per person +0.9%
1977 0.0215 An per person +0.4%
1978 0.0214 An per person -0.6%
1979 0.0216 An per person +1.0%
1980 0.0218 An per person +1.1%
1981 0.0219 An per person +0.2%
1982 0.0221 An per person +0.9%
1983 0.0221 An per person +0.0%
1984 0.0227 An per person +3.1%
1985 0.0229 An per person +0.8%
1986 0.0233 An per person +1.6%
1987 0.024 An per person +2.9%
1988 0.0239 An per person -0.2%
1989 0.0241 An per person +0.8%
1990 0.0249 An per person +3.4%
1991 0.025 An per person +0.2%
1992 0.0251 An per person +0.5%
1993 0.0261 An per person +4.2%
1994 0.0267 An per person +2.2%
1995 0.0311 An per person +16.2%
1996 0.0333 An per person +7.1%
1997 0.0336 An per person +1.0%
1998 0.0348 An per person +3.6%
1999 0.0368 An per person +5.8%
2000 0.0391 An per person +6.1%
2001 0.0396 An per person +1.2%
2002 0.0401 An per person +1.4%
2003 0.0413 An per person +2.9%
2004 0.0425 An per person +2.9%
2005 0.0444 An per person +4.4%
2006 0.0459 An per person +3.4%
2007 0.0456 An per person -0.7%
2008 0.0443 An per person -2.8%
2009 0.0486 An per person +9.7%
2010 0.0516 An per person +6.0%
2011 0.0469 An per person -9.0%
2012 0.0466 An per person -0.6%
2013 0.0464 An per person -0.5%
2014 0.0468 An per person +0.9%
2015 0.0438 An per person -6.5%
2016 0.0443 An per person +1.2%
2017 0.0434 An per person -1.9%
2018 0.043 An per person -1.0%
2019 0.0436 An per person +1.4%
2020 0.0458 An per person +5.1%
2021 0.0486 An per person +6.1%
2022 0.0506 An per person +4.2%
2023 0.0514 An per person +1.5%
2024 0.049 An per person -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0231 An per person 0.0222 An per person 0.0238 An per person 9
1970s 0.0214 An per person 0.021 An per person 0.022 An per person 10
1980s 0.0229 An per person 0.0218 An per person 0.0241 An per person 10
1990s 0.0297 An per person 0.0249 An per person 0.0368 An per person 10
2000s 0.0431 An per person 0.0391 An per person 0.0486 An per person 10
2010s 0.0456 An per person 0.043 An per person 0.0516 An per person 10
2020s 0.0491 An per person 0.0458 An per person 0.0514 An per person 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 90 Dominican Republic 0.0497 An per person compare
  2. 91 Ecuador 0.0494 An per person compare
  3. 92 Djibouti 0.0491 An per person compare
  4. 94 Australia 0.0489 An per person compare
  5. 95 Indonesia 0.0474 An per person compare
  6. 96 Slovenia 0.047 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals, per capita in China?
Milk, total — milk animals, per capita in China was 0.049 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0516 An per person in 2010.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.021 An per person in 1973.
How does China rank for milk, total — milk animals, per capita?
China ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,540 data points, 1961–2024
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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.