Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Europe

Western Europe: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 6,617 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,617 kg/An
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
4th
of 10 regions
All-time high
6,617 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
2,748 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 6,617 kg/An for milk, total — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Western Europe peaked at 6,617 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,748 kg/An, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,968 kg/An 2,748 kg/An 3,206 kg/An 9
1970s 3,409 kg/An 3,246 kg/An 3,662 kg/An 10
1980s 4,020 kg/An 3,762 kg/An 4,286 kg/An 10
1990s 4,638 kg/An 4,352 kg/An 4,959 kg/An 10
2000s 5,250 kg/An 5,035 kg/An 5,390 kg/An 10
2010s 5,932 kg/An 5,520 kg/An 6,238 kg/An 10
2020s 6,347 kg/An 6,181 kg/An 6,617 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 1 Estonia 11,082 kg/An compare
  2. 2 Denmark 10,483 kg/An compare
  3. 3 Canada 10,345 kg/An compare
  4. 4 Czechia 9,874 kg/An compare
  5. 5 Sweden 9,693 kg/An compare
  6. 6 Finland 9,675 kg/An compare
  7. 7 Faroe Islands 9,358 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 Western Europe?
Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in Western Europe was 6,617 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 6,617 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,748 kg/An in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
Western Europe ranks 4th out of 10 regions with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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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