Milk per animal in Mexico
Mexico: Milk per animal was 4,411 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk per animal in Mexico is 4,411 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Mexico peaked at 4,411 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,001 kilograms per animal, in 1963.
That places Mexico 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,264 kilograms per animal | 1,001 kilograms per animal | 1,547 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,124 kilograms per animal | 1,552 kilograms per animal | 2,414 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,343 kilograms per animal | 2,177 kilograms per animal | 2,585 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,078 kilograms per animal | 2,459 kilograms per animal | 3,446 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,316 kilograms per animal | 3,209 kilograms per animal | 3,432 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,650 kilograms per animal | 3,426 kilograms per animal | 3,850 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,040 kilograms per animal | 3,887 kilograms per animal | 4,411 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Mexico?
- Milk per animal in Mexico was 4,411 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,411 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,001 kilograms per animal in 1963.
- How does Mexico rank for milk per animal?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.