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

Latest (2024)
0.8694 An per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
5th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.15 An per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.6432 An per person
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 South Sudan 1.89 An per person compare
  2. 3 Mali 1.83 An per person compare
  3. 4 Sudan 1.01 An per person compare
  4. 6 Mauritania 0.8616 An per person compare
  5. 7 Somalia 0.7491 An per person compare
  6. 8 Albania 0.7366 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 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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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.