Milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Milk yields per animal was 1,570 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1,570 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,009 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 905, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 64th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 905 | — |
| 1962 | 905 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 905.47 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 916.26 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 952.38 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,296 | +36.1% |
| 1967 | 1,298 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,302 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,300 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1,380 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,448 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1,500 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,532 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,391 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 1,429 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1,731 | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 1,322 | -23.6% |
| 1979 | 1,670 | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 1,760 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1,796 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,974 | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 2,009 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,736 | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 1,522 | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 1,533 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,696 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 1,696 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,700 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,701 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,800 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1,702 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1,653 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,835 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 1,496 | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 1,490 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,161 | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 1,619 | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 1,326 | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 1,323 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,409 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1,163 | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 1,458 | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 1,462 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,460 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,428 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,509 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,459 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,460 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,446 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,499 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,509 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,368 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1,421 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,461 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,549 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,589 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,627 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,553 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,592 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,520 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,504 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,522 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,570 | +3.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1,570 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1,570 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +39.4% | 1,161 | 1,619 |
| 1966 | +36.1% | 952.38 | 1,296 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,087 | 905 | 1,302 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,490 | 1,322 | 1,731 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,742 | 1,522 | 2,009 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,578 | 1,161 | 1,835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,413 | 1,163 | 1,509 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,502 | 1,368 | 1,627 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,542 | 1,504 | 1,592 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.1069 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.2108 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic?
- Milk yields per animal in Dominican Republic was 1,570 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,009 in 1983.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 905 in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for milk yields per animal?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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