Milk per animal in Australia
Australia: Milk per animal was 6,518 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk per animal in Australia is 6,518 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Australia peaked at 6,564 kilograms per animal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,985 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Australia ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,346 kilograms per animal | 1,985 kilograms per animal | 2,660 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,849 kilograms per animal | 2,738 kilograms per animal | 3,031 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,384 kilograms per animal | 2,972 kilograms per animal | 3,898 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,468 kilograms per animal | 3,907 kilograms per animal | 4,769 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,227 kilograms per animal | 4,847 kilograms per animal | 5,623 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,873 kilograms per animal | 5,575 kilograms per animal | 6,426 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,494 kilograms per animal | 6,308 kilograms per animal | 6,564 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Australia?
- Milk per animal in Australia was 6,518 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,564 kilograms per animal in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,985 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for milk per animal?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.