Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Portugal
Portugal: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 709,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 709,000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Portugal peaked at 1.09 million An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 255,000 An, in 1967.
That places Portugal 90th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 265,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 274,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 275,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 270,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 260,000 An | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 260,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 255,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 265,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 275,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 280,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 270,000 An | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 285,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 290,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 298,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 304,200 An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 300,000 An | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 306,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 320,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 343,835 An | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 397,000 An | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 394,000 An | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 375,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 354,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 369,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 403,000 An | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 422,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 401,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 402,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 959,000 An | +138.6% |
| 1991 | 967,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 970,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 981,837 An | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.08 million An | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million An | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million An | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million An | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million An | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million An | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 940,000 An | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 900,000 An | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 873,000 An | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 865,000 An | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 881,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 879,000 An | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 838,000 An | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 802,000 An | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 773,600 An | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 730,000 An | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 698,800 An | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 676,600 An | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 637,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 623,000 An | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 612,294 An | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 607,448 An | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 632,939 An | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 622,269 An | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 802,050 An | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 770,350 An | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 818,300 An | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 801,140 An | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 771,230 An | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 740,500 An | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 709,000 An | -4.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 709,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 709,000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 570,352 An, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +138.6% | 402,000 An | 959,000 An |
| 2018 | +28.9% | 622,269 An | 802,050 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 266,556 An | 255,000 An | 275,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 292,820 An | 270,000 An | 320,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,084 An | 343,835 An | 422,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million An | 959,000 An | 1.09 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 848,160 An | 730,000 An | 940,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,275 An | 607,448 An | 802,050 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 768,034 An | 709,000 An | 818,300 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.449 % 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 0.1718 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9315 % 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 0.3789 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Portugal?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Portugal was 709,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million An in 1995.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,000 An in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Portugal ranks 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.