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

The highest recorded value was 1.07 An per square kilometre in 1970.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.5935 An per square kilometre in 1994.

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

South Africa ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this South Africa 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 South Africa

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

South Africa: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.8256 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.8256 An per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

128th

of 164 countries

All-time high

1.07 An per square kilometre

in 1970

All-time low

0.5935 An per square kilometre

in 1994

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.8256 An per square kilometre.

The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 1.07 An per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5935 An per square kilometre, in 1994.

South Africa ranks 128th 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 South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.8243 An per square kilometre	—
1962	0.7996 An per square kilometre	-3.0%
1963	0.7666 An per square kilometre	-4.1%
1964	0.7007 An per square kilometre	-8.6%
1965	0.7831 An per square kilometre	+11.8%
1966	0.8243 An per square kilometre	+5.3%
1967	0.8656 An per square kilometre	+5.0%
1968	0.9068 An per square kilometre	+4.8%
1969	0.9068 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	1.07 An per square kilometre	+17.7%
1971	0.9437 An per square kilometre	-11.6%
1972	0.9438 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.8507 An per square kilometre	-9.9%
1974	0.9057 An per square kilometre	+6.5%
1975	0.7635 An per square kilometre	-15.7%
1976	0.7524 An per square kilometre	-1.5%
1977	0.744 An per square kilometre	-1.1%
1978	0.7842 An per square kilometre	+5.4%
1979	0.7312 An per square kilometre	-6.8%
1980	0.6842 An per square kilometre	-6.4%
1981	0.6924 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1982	0.7172 An per square kilometre	+3.6%
1983	0.7501 An per square kilometre	+4.6%
1984	0.7172 An per square kilometre	-4.4%
1985	0.6183 An per square kilometre	-13.8%
1986	0.7584 An per square kilometre	+22.7%
1987	0.7007 An per square kilometre	-7.6%
1988	0.7089 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1989	0.6265 An per square kilometre	-11.6%
1990	0.6347 An per square kilometre	+1.3%
1991	0.7337 An per square kilometre	+15.6%
1992	0.6347 An per square kilometre	-13.5%
1993	0.676 An per square kilometre	+6.5%
1994	0.5935 An per square kilometre	-12.2%
1995	0.676 An per square kilometre	+13.9%
1996	0.676 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.6512 An per square kilometre	-3.7%
1998	0.6512 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.6265 An per square kilometre	-3.8%
2000	0.8161 An per square kilometre	+30.3%
2001	0.8161 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.7007 An per square kilometre	-14.1%
2003	0.6512 An per square kilometre	-7.1%
2004	0.6347 An per square kilometre	-2.5%
2005	0.676 An per square kilometre	+6.5%
2006	0.6595 An per square kilometre	-2.4%
2007	0.6512 An per square kilometre	-1.2%
2008	0.8079 An per square kilometre	+24.1%
2009	0.8243 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
2010	0.8243 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.7996 An per square kilometre	-3.0%
2012	0.7666 An per square kilometre	-4.1%
2013	0.8161 An per square kilometre	+6.5%
2014	0.7831 An per square kilometre	-4.0%
2015	0.779 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
2016	0.8326 An per square kilometre	+6.9%
2017	0.8243 An per square kilometre	-1.0%
2018	0.8243 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.8271 An per square kilometre	+0.3%
2020	0.8253 An per square kilometre	-0.2%
2021	0.8256 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.826 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.8256 An per square kilometre	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8198 An per square kilometre	0.7007 An per square kilometre	0.9068 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.8487 An per square kilometre	0.7312 An per square kilometre	1.07 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.6974 An per square kilometre	0.6183 An per square kilometre	0.7584 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.6554 An per square kilometre	0.5935 An per square kilometre	0.7337 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.7238 An per square kilometre	0.6347 An per square kilometre	0.8243 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.8077 An per square kilometre	0.7666 An per square kilometre	0.8326 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.8256 An per square kilometre	0.8253 An per square kilometre	0.826 An per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

125 Saint Lucia 1.2 An per square kilometre compare
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129 Bahamas 0.7824 An per square kilometre compare
130 Finland 0.7773 An per square kilometre compare
131 Sweden 0.7096 An per square kilometre compare

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More agriculture & rural data for South Africa

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa?: Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.8256 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 1.07 An per square kilometre in 1970.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5935 An per square kilometre in 1994.
How does South Africa rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?: South Africa ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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.