Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 2,620 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,620 kg/An
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2,693 kg/An
in 2020
All-time low
1,413 kg/An
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

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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 Southern Africa is 2,620 kg/An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa peaked at 2,693 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,413 kg/An, in 1986.

That places Southern Africa 11th out of 29 groups 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 1,720 kg/An
1962 1,747 kg/An +1.6%
1963 1,733 kg/An -0.8%
1964 1,624 kg/An -6.3%
1965 1,781 kg/An +9.7%
1966 1,717 kg/An -3.6%
1967 1,805 kg/An +5.1%
1968 1,864 kg/An +3.3%
1969 1,781 kg/An -4.5%
1970 1,622 kg/An -8.9%
1971 1,626 kg/An +0.2%
1972 1,732 kg/An +6.5%
1973 1,790 kg/An +3.3%
1974 1,536 kg/An -14.2%
1975 1,708 kg/An +11.2%
1976 1,724 kg/An +0.9%
1977 1,707 kg/An -1.0%
1978 1,548 kg/An -9.3%
1979 1,646 kg/An +6.3%
1980 1,724 kg/An +4.7%
1981 1,706 kg/An -1.0%
1982 1,692 kg/An -0.8%
1983 1,640 kg/An -3.1%
1984 1,592 kg/An -2.9%
1985 1,576 kg/An -1.0%
1986 1,413 kg/An -10.3%
1987 1,525 kg/An +7.9%
1988 1,534 kg/An +0.6%
1989 1,611 kg/An +5.0%
1990 1,657 kg/An +2.9%
1991 2,028 kg/An +22.4%
1992 2,069 kg/An +2.0%
1993 2,005 kg/An -3.1%
1994 2,122 kg/An +5.8%
1995 2,104 kg/An -0.8%
1996 2,313 kg/An +9.9%
1997 2,163 kg/An -6.5%
1998 2,324 kg/An +7.4%
1999 2,517 kg/An +8.3%
2000 1,658 kg/An -34.1%
2001 1,911 kg/An +15.3%
2002 2,010 kg/An +5.2%
2003 2,177 kg/An +8.3%
2004 2,235 kg/An +2.7%
2005 2,373 kg/An +6.2%
2006 2,342 kg/An -1.3%
2007 2,360 kg/An +0.8%
2008 2,130 kg/An -9.7%
2009 2,049 kg/An -3.8%
2010 2,165 kg/An +5.7%
2011 2,152 kg/An -0.6%
2012 2,268 kg/An +5.4%
2013 2,214 kg/An -2.4%
2014 2,341 kg/An +5.7%
2015 2,525 kg/An +7.9%
2016 2,391 kg/An -5.3%
2017 2,496 kg/An +4.4%
2018 2,568 kg/An +2.9%
2019 2,651 kg/An +3.2%
2020 2,693 kg/An +1.6%
2021 2,672 kg/An -0.8%
2022 2,536 kg/An -5.1%
2023 2,548 kg/An +0.5%
2024 2,620 kg/An +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,752 kg/An 1,624 kg/An 1,864 kg/An 9
1970s 1,664 kg/An 1,536 kg/An 1,790 kg/An 10
1980s 1,601 kg/An 1,413 kg/An 1,724 kg/An 10
1990s 2,130 kg/An 1,657 kg/An 2,517 kg/An 10
2000s 2,124 kg/An 1,658 kg/An 2,373 kg/An 10
2010s 2,377 kg/An 2,152 kg/An 2,651 kg/An 10
2020s 2,614 kg/An 2,536 kg/An 2,693 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 8 Germany 9,324 kg/An compare
  2. 9 Japan 8,905 kg/An compare
  3. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,644 kg/An compare
  4. 11 Belgium 8,632 kg/An compare
  5. 12 Luxembourg 8,507 kg/An compare
  6. 13 Latvia 8,066 kg/An compare
  7. 14 Poland 7,872 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa?
Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Southern Africa was 2,620 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,693 kg/An in 2020.
What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,413 kg/An in 1986.
How does Southern Africa rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
Southern Africa ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa 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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Indicator
Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,444 data points, 1961–2024
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