Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.8694 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals, per capita in New Zealand is 0.8694 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 1.15 An per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6432 An per person, in 1977.
That places New Zealand 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7971 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7929 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7889 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7778 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7732 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7802 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7824 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8124 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.831 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8256 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8279 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7397 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.705 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6749 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6687 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6545 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6432 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6473 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6439 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7366 An per person | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7267 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7329 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7514 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7694 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7841 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8077 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7791 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7804 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7945 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8178 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7558 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.771 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7861 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8271 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8583 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8628 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8931 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9088 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8756 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8651 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9164 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.949 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9754 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9932 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9888 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9866 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.14 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.05 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.981 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9535 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9449 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9096 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8895 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8694 An per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7929 An per person | 0.7732 An per person | 0.831 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7031 An per person | 0.6432 An per person | 0.8279 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7663 An per person | 0.7267 An per person | 0.8077 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8356 An per person | 0.7558 An per person | 0.9088 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.977 An per person | 0.8651 An per person | 1.07 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 An per person | 0.981 An per person | 1.15 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9134 An per person | 0.8694 An per person | 0.9535 An per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals, per capita in New Zealand?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per capita in New Zealand was 0.8694 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 An per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6432 An per person in 1977.
- How does New Zealand rank for milk, total — milk animals, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.