Milk per animal in Canada
Canada: Milk per animal was 10,345 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 10,345 kilograms per animal for milk per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Canada peaked at 10,345 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,787 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Canada ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,994 kilograms per animal | 2,787 kilograms per animal | 3,284 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,712 kilograms per animal | 3,256 kilograms per animal | 3,997 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,773 kilograms per animal | 4,181 kilograms per animal | 5,725 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,340 kilograms per animal | 5,808 kilograms per animal | 7,058 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,725 kilograms per animal | 7,259 kilograms per animal | 8,506 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,936 kilograms per animal | 8,188 kilograms per animal | 9,802 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,111 kilograms per animal | 9,845 kilograms per animal | 10,345 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Canada?
- Milk per animal in Canada was 10,345 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,345 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,787 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for milk per animal?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.