Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in China
China: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 666 kg/An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — yield/carcass weight in China is 666 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in China peaked at 666 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 107 kg/An, in 1968.
That places China 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 118 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 119 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 119 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 119 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 117 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 115 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 107 kg/An | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 107 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 109 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 112 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 115 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 118 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 120 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 122 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 124 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 126 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 138 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 127 kg/An | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 137 kg/An | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 147 kg/An | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 161 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 174 kg/An | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 186 kg/An | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 198 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 213 kg/An | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 227 kg/An | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 242 kg/An | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 244 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 249 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 265 kg/An | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 276 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 265 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 273 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 254 kg/An | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 252 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 244 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 243 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 244 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 251 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 288 kg/An | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 337 kg/An | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 411 kg/An | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 488 kg/An | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 553 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 565 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 566 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 592 kg/An | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 543 kg/An | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 519 kg/An | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 576 kg/An | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 581 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 553 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 570 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 604 kg/An | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 576 kg/An | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 578 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 589 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 600 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 609 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 611 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 623 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 652 kg/An | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 666 kg/An | +2.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 666 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,156 kg/An, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 666 kg/An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,047 kg/An, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.33 kg/An | 107 kg/An | 119 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.1 kg/An | 109 kg/An | 138 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 192.9 kg/An | 137 kg/An | 244 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 256.5 kg/An | 243 kg/An | 276 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 459.4 kg/An | 251 kg/An | 592 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 574.6 kg/An | 519 kg/An | 604 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 632.2 kg/An | 609 kg/An | 666 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 117 Tajikistan 723 kg/An compare
- 118 Guatemala 713 kg/An compare
- 119 French Guiana 694 kg/An compare
- 120 North Macedonia 666 kg/An compare
- 122 China, mainland 660 kg/An compare
- 123 Seychelles 619 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — yield/carcass weight in China?
- Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in China was 666 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 666 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 kg/An in 1968.
- How does China rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
- China ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.