Milk yields per animal in Iceland
Iceland: Milk yields per animal was 6,283 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,283
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
24th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6,283
in 2024
All-time low
2,726
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6,283 for milk yields per animal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Iceland peaked at 6,283 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,726, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 24th 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 | 3,026 | 2,726 | 3,289 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,522 | 3,400 | 3,818 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,564 | 3,404 | 3,642 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,563 | 3,326 | 3,789 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,473 | 3,843 | 4,851 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,353 | 4,792 | 5,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,045 | 5,926 | 6,283 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Iceland?
- Milk yields per animal in Iceland was 6,283 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,283 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,726 in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for milk yields per animal?
- Iceland ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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