Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Finland
Finland: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 228,350 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Finland stood at 228,350 An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Finland peaked at 1.20 million An in 1963 and was at its lowest, 228,350 An, in 2024.
Finland ranks 124th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Finland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 million An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.20 million An | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.19 million An | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.14 million An | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million An | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.06 million An | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.04 million An | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 869,200 An | -16.8% |
| 1970 | 889,100 An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 849,300 An | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 836,500 An | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 823,600 An | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 792,600 An | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 767,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 756,200 An | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 745,900 An | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 733,550 An | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 725,000 An | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 708,650 An | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 690,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 683,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 656,300 An | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 650,800 An | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 620,800 An | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 603,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 580,400 An | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 534,600 An | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 508,500 An | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 488,700 An | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 440,900 An | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 427,300 An | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 426,400 An | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 416,700 An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 398,700 An | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 392,200 An | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 390,900 An | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 383,100 An | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 372,400 An | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 364,100 An | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 354,800 An | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 351,817 An | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 343,050 An | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 327,980 An | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 318,755 An | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 309,419 An | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 296,069 An | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 289,281 An | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 290,044 An | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 289,339 An | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 285,529 An | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 283,619 An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 283,115 An | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 285,246 An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 285,147 An | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 282,443 An | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 274,954 An | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 263,640 An | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 258,940 An | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 255,620 An | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 248,530 An | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 243,170 An | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 236,270 An | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 228,350 An | -3.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 228,350 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 67% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Finland's 228,350 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 570,352 An, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million An | 869,200 An | 1.20 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 791,875 An | 725,000 An | 889,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 623,605 An | 508,500 An | 708,650 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 413,730 An | 372,400 An | 488,700 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 324,532 An | 289,281 An | 364,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,197 An | 258,940 An | 289,339 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,388 An | 228,350 An | 255,620 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0312 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3975 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4004 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Finland?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Finland was 228,350 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million An in 1963.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,350 An in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Finland ranks 124th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.