Milk yields per animal in New Zealand
New Zealand: Milk yields per animal was 4,682 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,682
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4,682
in 2024
All-time low
2,524
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in New Zealand stood at 4,682. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in New Zealand peaked at 4,682 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,524, in 1971.
New Zealand ranks 30th 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.
Milk yields per animal in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,705 | — |
| 1962 | 2,655 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 2,677 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2,744 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 2,872 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 2,938 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 2,933 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 2,768 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 2,803 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2,580 | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 2,524 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 2,906 | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 2,908 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,788 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 2,957 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 3,224 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 3,313 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 3,010 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 3,184 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 2,922 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 2,943 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2,932 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2,877 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 3,071 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 3,097 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,141 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2,858 | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 3,025 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 2,766 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 2,758 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,980 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 2,956 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,206 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 3,277 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,945 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 3,109 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3,274 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3,282 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,241 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3,666 | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 3,689 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,701 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,653 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,663 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,565 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,667 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,748 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3,500 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 3,578 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,635 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,600 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,818 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 3,890 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,119 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 4,339 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 4,070 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 4,255 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4,380 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,468 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4,522 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,555 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,554 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,593 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4,682 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,788 | 2,655 | 2,938 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,939 | 2,524 | 3,313 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,963 | 2,766 | 3,141 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,103 | 2,758 | 3,282 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,643 | 3,500 | 3,748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,057 | 3,600 | 4,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,581 | 4,522 | 4,682 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in New Zealand?
- Milk yields per animal in New Zealand was 4,682 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,682 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,524 in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for milk yields per animal?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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