What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.4247 An per square kilometre in 1963.

What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1677 An per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Australia rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?

Australia ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.

Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Australia

Name: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Australia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Australia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.1677 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1677 An per square kilometre

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

152nd

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.4247 An per square kilometre

in 1963

All-time low

0.1677 An per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.1677 An per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.4247 An per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1677 An per square kilometre, in 2023.

Australia ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.4116 An per square kilometre	—
1962	0.4204 An per square kilometre	+2.2%
1963	0.4247 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
1964	0.4007 An per square kilometre	-5.7%
1965	0.3921 An per square kilometre	-2.1%
1966	0.3785 An per square kilometre	-3.5%
1967	0.375 An per square kilometre	-0.9%
1968	0.3637 An per square kilometre	-3.0%
1969	0.3515 An per square kilometre	-3.4%
1970	0.3479 An per square kilometre	-1.0%
1971	0.3386 An per square kilometre	-2.7%
1972	0.3339 An per square kilometre	-1.4%
1973	0.3296 An per square kilometre	-1.3%
1974	0.3086 An per square kilometre	-6.4%
1975	0.3065 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
1976	0.3052 An per square kilometre	-0.4%
1977	0.283 An per square kilometre	-7.3%
1978	0.2676 An per square kilometre	-5.4%
1979	0.2501 An per square kilometre	-6.6%
1980	0.2433 An per square kilometre	-2.7%
1981	0.2368 An per square kilometre	-2.7%
1982	0.2356 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
1983	0.2333 An per square kilometre	-1.0%
1984	0.2355 An per square kilometre	+0.9%
1985	0.2355 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2304 An per square kilometre	-2.2%
1987	0.2234 An per square kilometre	-3.1%
1988	0.2182 An per square kilometre	-2.3%
1989	0.2165 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
1990	0.2151 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
1991	0.2131 An per square kilometre	-0.9%
1992	0.215 An per square kilometre	+0.9%
1993	0.2209 An per square kilometre	+2.7%
1994	0.2325 An per square kilometre	+5.3%
1995	0.237 An per square kilometre	+1.9%
1996	0.2453 An per square kilometre	+3.5%
1997	0.2573 An per square kilometre	+4.9%
1998	0.2681 An per square kilometre	+4.2%
1999	0.2805 An per square kilometre	+4.6%
2000	0.2826 An per square kilometre	+0.7%
2001	0.2832 An per square kilometre	+0.2%
2002	0.2763 An per square kilometre	-2.4%
2003	0.2668 An per square kilometre	-3.4%
2004	0.2653 An per square kilometre	-0.6%
2005	0.2528 An per square kilometre	-4.7%
2006	0.2447 An per square kilometre	-3.2%
2007	0.2338 An per square kilometre	-4.5%
2008	0.2135 An per square kilometre	-8.7%
2009	0.2182 An per square kilometre	+2.2%
2010	0.2022 An per square kilometre	-7.4%
2011	0.2068 An per square kilometre	+2.3%
2012	0.2213 An per square kilometre	+7.0%
2013	0.2198 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
2014	0.2143 An per square kilometre	-2.5%
2015	0.2199 An per square kilometre	+2.6%
2016	0.203 An per square kilometre	-7.7%
2017	0.1977 An per square kilometre	-2.6%
2018	0.2011 An per square kilometre	+1.7%
2019	0.1789 An per square kilometre	-11.0%
2020	0.1812 An per square kilometre	+1.3%
2021	0.1799 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
2022	0.1741 An per square kilometre	-3.2%
2023	0.1677 An per square kilometre	-3.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3909 An per square kilometre	0.3515 An per square kilometre	0.4247 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3071 An per square kilometre	0.2501 An per square kilometre	0.3479 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2308 An per square kilometre	0.2165 An per square kilometre	0.2433 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2385 An per square kilometre	0.2131 An per square kilometre	0.2805 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2537 An per square kilometre	0.2135 An per square kilometre	0.2832 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2065 An per square kilometre	0.1789 An per square kilometre	0.2213 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.1757 An per square kilometre	0.1677 An per square kilometre	0.1812 An per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Australia

149 Mozambique 0.2569 An per square kilometre compare
150 Iceland 0.2565 An per square kilometre compare
151 Botswana 0.1754 An per square kilometre compare
153 Malaysia 0.1404 An per square kilometre compare
154 French Polynesia 0.1262 An per square kilometre compare
155 Guyana 0.1184 An per square kilometre compare

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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Australia?: Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.1677 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4247 An per square kilometre in 1963.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1677 An per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Australia rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?: Australia ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 165 places, 9,378 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.