Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in World

World: Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight was 1,161 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,161 kg/An
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
17th
of 33 groups
All-time high
1,161 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
885 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight in World, 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 World is 1,161 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — yield/carcass weight in World peaked at 1,161 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 885 kg/An, in 1961.

That places World 17th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 916.44 kg/An 885 kg/An 947 kg/An 9
1970s 971.6 kg/An 951 kg/An 987 kg/An 10
1980s 983 kg/An 950 kg/An 1,005 kg/An 10
1990s 930.5 kg/An 913 kg/An 961 kg/An 10
2000s 988.1 kg/An 941 kg/An 1,027 kg/An 10
2010s 1,041 kg/An 943 kg/An 1,102 kg/An 10
2020s 1,141 kg/An 1,126 kg/An 1,161 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 14 Poland 7,872 kg/An compare
  2. 15 Lithuania 7,280 kg/An compare
  3. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,227 kg/An compare
  4. 17 Argentina 7,059 kg/An compare
  5. 18 Hungary 6,829 kg/An compare
  6. 19 Republic of Korea 6,739 kg/An compare
  7. 20 Switzerland 6,542 kg/An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — yield/carcass weight in World?
Milk, total — yield/carcass weight in World was 1,161 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 1,161 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest milk, total — yield/carcass weight recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 885 kg/An in 1961.
How does World rank for milk, total — yield/carcass weight?
World ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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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