Milk yields per animal in Japan
Japan: Milk yields per animal was 8,905 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,905
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8,939
in 2021
All-time low
3,751
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Japan stood at 8,905.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Japan peaked at 8,939 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,751, in 1965.
Japan ranks 10th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,752 | — |
| 1962 | 3,827 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 3,789 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3,800 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 3,751 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3,853 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 3,903 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 4,151 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 4,107 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 3,975 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 3,871 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,999 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 4,046 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4,007 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 4,017 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4,127 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4,332 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 4,442 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 4,466 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 4,574 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,537 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 4,618 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 4,794 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4,842 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 5,045 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 5,107 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5,176 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 5,484 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 5,765 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 5,870 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 5,841 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6,048 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 6,092 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6,061 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,246 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 6,490 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6,555 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6,589 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6,614 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6,792 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6,804 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,879 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6,942 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 7,064 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 7,236 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,195 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,326 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7,425 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,498 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,503 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,477 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,095 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 8,131 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8,209 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8,485 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8,489 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,540 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,604 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,715 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8,867 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8,939 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,840 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8,725 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8,905 | +2.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8,905 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 8,905 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,068, 8.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,881 | 3,751 | 4,151 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,128 | 3,871 | 4,466 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,994 | 4,537 | 5,765 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,241 | 5,841 | 6,614 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,116 | 6,792 | 7,498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,225 | 7,477 | 8,715 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,855 | 8,725 | 8,939 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Finland 9,675 compare
- 8 Faroe Islands 9,358 compare
- 9 Germany 9,324 compare
- 11 United Kingdom 8,644 compare
- 12 Belgium 8,632 compare
- 13 Luxembourg 8,507 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5564 % 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 0.0345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6075 % 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 0.0369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Japan?
- Milk yields per animal in Japan was 8,905 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,939 in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,751 in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for milk yields per animal?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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