Milk, Total — Production in Americas
Americas: Milk, Total — Production was 202.53 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Production in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — production in Americas is 202.53 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Americas peaked at 202.53 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.91 million t, in 1961.
Americas ranks 5th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Production in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.91 million t | — |
| 1962 | 84.46 million t | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 84.60 million t | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 86.66 million t | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 86.05 million t | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 85.82 million t | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 85.24 million t | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 85.73 million t | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 86.06 million t | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 86.66 million t | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 87.83 million t | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 90.36 million t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 88.39 million t | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 90.09 million t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 92.06 million t | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 95.56 million t | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 95.89 million t | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 95.42 million t | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 96.80 million t | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 101.03 million t | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 103.54 million t | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 105.52 million t | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 106.92 million t | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 105.72 million t | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 109.81 million t | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 109.86 million t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 111.25 million t | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 113.24 million t | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 113.94 million t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 116.45 million t | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 117.56 million t | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 120.78 million t | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 121.86 million t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 124.72 million t | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 127.94 million t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 130.63 million t | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 133.17 million t | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 135.49 million t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 139.72 million t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 142.96 million t | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 143.25 million t | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 145.81 million t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 145.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 148.97 million t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 153.51 million t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 158.87 million t | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 161.26 million t | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 167.99 million t | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 167.30 million t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 172.16 million t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 176.95 million t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 179.99 million t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 181.66 million t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 185.10 million t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 187.28 million t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 186.77 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 189.34 million t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 192.24 million t | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 194.00 million t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 199.00 million t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 201.38 million t | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 201.57 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 202.20 million t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 202.53 million t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.39 million t | 83.91 million t | 86.66 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.90 million t | 86.66 million t | 96.80 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.08 million t | 101.03 million t | 113.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.83 million t | 116.45 million t | 139.72 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.58 million t | 142.96 million t | 167.99 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.55 million t | 172.16 million t | 194.00 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.33 million t | 199.00 million t | 202.53 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value -0.3811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3248 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — production in Americas?
- Milk, total — production in Americas was 202.53 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 202.53 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.91 million t in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for milk, total — production?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.