Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Germany
Germany: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 9,324 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Germany stood at 9,324 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Germany peaked at 9,324 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,918 kg/An, in 1961.
That places Germany 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,918 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 2,937 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3,038 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 3,109 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 3,233 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 3,278 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3,356 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 3,460 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 3,484 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 3,570 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 3,541 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3,656 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,642 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 3,724 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 3,782 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3,862 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3,873 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3,999 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 4,087 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4,212 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4,166 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 4,078 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 4,333 kg/An | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 4,384 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4,442 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 4,616 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 4,556 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4,532 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,680 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 4,895 kg/An | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 5,125 kg/An | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 5,177 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,271 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5,231 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,400 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5,467 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,489 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5,678 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 5,883 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 6,077 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6,183 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6,235 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6,489 kg/An | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6,537 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,712 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6,808 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6,921 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6,739 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6,899 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7,020 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,169 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7,250 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 7,283 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7,488 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7,577 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,702 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,722 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,005 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8,184 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8,387 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8,405 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,430 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9,078 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 9,324 kg/An | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9,324 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,308 kg/An, 2.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9,324 kg/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,560 kg/An, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,201 kg/An | 2,918 kg/An | 3,484 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,774 kg/An | 3,541 kg/An | 4,087 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,400 kg/An | 4,078 kg/An | 4,680 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,362 kg/An | 4,895 kg/An | 5,883 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,560 kg/An | 6,077 kg/An | 6,921 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,540 kg/An | 7,020 kg/An | 8,184 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,725 kg/An | 8,387 kg/An | 9,324 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Sweden 9,693 kg/An compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 871 kg/An compare
- 6 Finland 9,675 kg/An compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 9,358 kg/An compare
- 7 Türkiye 742 kg/An compare
- 9 Japan 8,905 kg/An compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 562 kg/An compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 402 kg/An compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,644 kg/An compare
- 11 Belgium 8,632 kg/An compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 356 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Germany?
- Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Germany was 9,324 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9,324 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,918 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.