Milk, Total — Production in Caribbean

Caribbean: Milk, Total — Production was 1.68 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.68 million t
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
73rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.11 million t
in 1981
All-time low
889,886 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Production in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 1.68 million t for milk, total — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Caribbean peaked at 2.11 million t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 889,886 t, in 1961.

That places Caribbean 73rd out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.11 million t 889,886 t 1.39 million t 9
1970s 1.66 million t 1.46 million t 1.96 million t 10
1980s 2.01 million t 1.92 million t 2.11 million t 10
1990s 1.72 million t 1.60 million t 2.08 million t 10
2000s 1.66 million t 1.47 million t 1.80 million t 10
2010s 1.85 million t 1.72 million t 2.04 million t 10
2020s 1.76 million t 1.65 million t 1.91 million t 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 70 Republic of Korea 1.78 million t compare
  2. 71 Niger 1.72 million t compare
  3. 72 Israel 1.68 million t compare
  4. 74 Lithuania 1.53 million t compare
  5. 75 Norway 1.49 million t compare
  6. 76 Tunisia 1.43 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — production in Caribbean?
Milk, total — production in Caribbean was 1.68 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 million t in 1981.
What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 889,886 t in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for milk, total — production?
Caribbean ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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

Indicator
Milk, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,450 data points, 1961–2024
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