Milk yields per animal in Belgium
Belgium: Milk yields per animal was 8,632 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,632
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8,632
in 2024
All-time low
5,403
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Milk yields per animal in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 8,632 for milk yields per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Belgium peaked at 8,632 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,403, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,954 | — |
| 2001 | 5,862 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,705 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 5,981 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 5,558 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 5,694 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5,479 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 5,648 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,403 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5,503 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5,978 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 6,189 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6,161 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,336 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 6,954 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 7,373 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 7,139 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7,596 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 7,810 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7,871 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,171 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 8,099 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8,266 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8,417 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 8,632 | +2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8,632 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8,632 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,128, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,679 | 5,403 | 5,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,041 | 5,978 | 7,871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,317 | 8,099 | 8,632 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Belgium?
- Milk yields per animal in Belgium was 8,632 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8,632 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,403 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for milk yields per animal?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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