Milk yields per animal in Canada
Canada: Milk yields per animal was 10,345 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10,345
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10,345
in 2024
All-time low
2,787
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10,345 for milk yields 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 yields per animal in Canada peaked at 10,345 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,787, in 1961.
Canada ranks 4th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,787 | — |
| 1962 | 2,824 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2,871 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2,891 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2,889 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 3,118 | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 3,096 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 3,183 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3,284 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 3,256 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3,514 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 3,626 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,617 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3,691 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3,796 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3,803 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 3,926 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,997 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3,893 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 4,181 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 4,277 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4,391 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4,273 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 4,551 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 4,622 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4,862 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 5,293 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 5,559 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 5,725 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 5,808 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5,866 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,952 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,135 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6,334 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6,362 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6,377 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6,579 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6,926 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 7,058 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7,396 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 7,430 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,348 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,259 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7,494 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7,496 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,890 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8,165 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8,266 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8,506 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 8,188 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,304 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8,585 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 8,394 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8,411 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,915 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 9,254 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9,802 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 9,768 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9,744 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9,845 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10,064 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 10,053 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,249 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 10,345 | +0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 10,345 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,994 | 2,787 | 3,284 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,712 | 3,256 | 3,997 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,773 | 4,181 | 5,725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,340 | 5,808 | 7,058 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,725 | 7,259 | 8,506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,936 | 8,188 | 9,802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,111 | 9,845 | 10,345 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2803 % 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 0.914 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4113 % 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 1.35 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Canada?
- Milk yields per animal in Canada was 10,345 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,345 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,787 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for milk yields per animal?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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