Milk yields per animal in Sweden
Sweden: Milk yields per animal was 9,693 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9,693
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9,753
in 2023
All-time low
3,190
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Sweden stood at 9,693.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Sweden peaked at 9,753 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,190, in 1961.
That places Sweden 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,190 | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 3,320 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3,440 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 3,700 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 3,888 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 3,858 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 4,026 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 4,046 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4,055 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4,186 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 4,384 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 4,351 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4,519 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 4,690 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 4,891 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 4,978 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 5,077 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5,196 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5,284 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5,291 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5,485 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 5,620 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 5,786 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 5,691 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5,861 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 5,848 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5,944 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6,145 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6,086 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6,058 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5,964 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 6,391 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 6,716 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 6,853 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6,987 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 7,000 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7,298 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7,355 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,829 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 7,979 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7,850 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8,082 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8,112 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,157 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,185 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,271 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8,285 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,336 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8,337 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,341 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,337 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,459 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8,634 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,708 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,776 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,628 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 8,817 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8,973 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9,109 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9,286 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 9,288 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,753 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 9,693 | -0.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9,693 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9,693 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,128, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,641 | 3,190 | 4,046 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,633 | 4,055 | 5,196 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,696 | 5,284 | 6,145 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,671 | 5,964 | 7,355 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,109 | 7,829 | 8,336 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,601 | 8,337 | 8,973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,426 | 9,109 | 9,753 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Sweden?
- Milk yields per animal in Sweden was 9,693 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9,753 in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,190 in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for milk yields per animal?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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