Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Guatemala
Guatemala: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 761,155 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Guatemala stood at 761,155 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Guatemala peaked at 761,155 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 199,900 An, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199,900 An | — |
| 1962 | 217,300 An | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 238,400 An | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 228,300 An | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 236,400 An | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 232,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 249,100 An | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 252,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 285,500 An | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 291,200 An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 300,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 310,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 320,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 330,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 330,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 293,975 An | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 318,423 An | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 360,786 An | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 348,542 An | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 345,855 An | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 359,249 An | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 393,718 An | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 401,584 An | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 386,000 An | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 365,000 An | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 370,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 375,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 370,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 375,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 365,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 360,000 An | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 368,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 400,000 An | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 441,600 An | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 461,600 An | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 461,900 An | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 420,200 An | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 377,000 An | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 379,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 437,200 An | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 494,400 An | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 551,700 An | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 561,400 An | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 578,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 595,700 An | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 609,106 An | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 622,848 An | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 638,300 An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 649,200 An | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 649,300 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 678,500 An | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 694,800 An | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 715,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 665,211 An | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 677,461 An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 687,947 An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 714,395 An | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 708,284 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 718,900 An | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 731,224 An | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 741,602 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 751,387 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 761,155 An | +1.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 761,155 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 569,858 An, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 761,155 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 308,424 An, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237,656 An | 199,900 An | 285,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 320,293 An | 291,200 An | 360,786 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 373,641 An | 345,855 An | 401,584 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 403,030 An | 360,000 An | 461,900 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 546,765 An | 379,000 An | 638,300 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 684,010 An | 649,200 An | 715,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,854 An | 718,900 An | 761,155 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Guatemala?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Guatemala was 761,155 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 761,155 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,900 An in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Guatemala ranks 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.