Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Norway
Norway: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 240,000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Norway is 240,000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Norway peaked at 604,400 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 236,900 An, in 2023.
That places Norway 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Norway, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 604,400 An | — |
| 1962 | 592,100 An | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 573,300 An | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 552,199 An | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 517,198 An | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 503,098 An | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 478,114 An | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 469,881 An | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 436,765 An | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 424,257 An | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 414,052 An | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 414,449 An | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 413,423 An | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 404,290 An | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 387,282 An | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 385,669 An | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 382,056 An | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 375,007 An | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 372,288 An | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 375,400 An | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 379,900 An | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 384,500 An | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 380,600 An | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 386,300 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 376,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 425,300 An | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 413,500 An | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 400,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 408,145 An | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 390,500 An | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 390,700 An | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 388,200 An | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 381,200 An | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 377,700 An | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 375,900 An | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 376,800 An | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 370,900 An | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 370,200 An | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 364,672 An | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 348,030 An | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 338,084 An | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 328,288 An | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 323,829 An | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 317,065 An | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 309,718 An | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 302,449 An | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 294,525 An | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 287,136 An | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 277,596 An | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 275,092 An | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 268,823 An | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 268,411 An | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 261,959 An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 255,512 An | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 258,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 256,467 An | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 253,178 An | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 253,478 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 244,818 An | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 247,206 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 249,210 An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 241,900 An | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 236,900 An | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 240,000 An | +1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 240,000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Norway's 240,000 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 570,352 An, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 525,228 An | 436,765 An | 604,400 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 397,277 An | 372,288 An | 424,257 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,964 An | 375,400 An | 425,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,677 An | 364,672 An | 390,700 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,672 An | 277,596 An | 348,030 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 259,574 An | 244,818 An | 275,092 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,043 An | 236,900 An | 249,210 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Norway?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Norway was 240,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 604,400 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,900 An in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.