Milk yields per animal in Italy
Italy: Milk yields per animal was 2,146 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,146
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
55th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2,146
in 2024
All-time low
863.26
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Italy stood at 2,146. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Italy peaked at 2,146 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 863.26, in 1963.
Italy ranks 55th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957.28 | 863.26 | 1,037 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,036 | 941.7 | 1,096 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,071 | 1,023 | 1,126 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,224 | 1,077 | 1,292 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,415 | 1,342 | 1,636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,488 | 1,361 | 1,706 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,887 | 1,732 | 2,146 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Italy?
- Milk yields per animal in Italy was 2,146 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,146 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 863.26 in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for milk yields per animal?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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