Milk per animal in Taiwan
Taiwan: Milk per animal was 4,807 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Taiwan, 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
In 2024, milk per animal in Taiwan stood at 4,807 kilograms per animal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Taiwan peaked at 4,866 kilograms per animal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,300 kilograms per animal, in 1986.
Taiwan ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk per animal in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,637 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 1,343 kilograms per animal | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 1,759 kilograms per animal | +31.0% |
| 1964 | 2,230 kilograms per animal | +26.8% |
| 1965 | 2,411 kilograms per animal | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 2,299 kilograms per animal | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 2,194 kilograms per animal | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 2,282 kilograms per animal | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 2,126 kilograms per animal | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 2,123 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2,084 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 2,013 kilograms per animal | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2,404 kilograms per animal | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 1,952 kilograms per animal | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 1,835 kilograms per animal | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 1,579 kilograms per animal | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 1,916 kilograms per animal | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 1,821 kilograms per animal | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 1,705 kilograms per animal | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1,489 kilograms per animal | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 1,529 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,603 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1,487 kilograms per animal | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 1,544 kilograms per animal | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,502 kilograms per animal | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,300 kilograms per animal | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 1,398 kilograms per animal | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1,487 kilograms per animal | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1,547 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,703 kilograms per animal | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1,757 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,713 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,799 kilograms per animal | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1,620 kilograms per animal | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 2,313 kilograms per animal | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 1,947 kilograms per animal | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 1,998 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,929 kilograms per animal | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1,924 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,171 kilograms per animal | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 2,244 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,489 kilograms per animal | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 2,507 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,385 kilograms per animal | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2,319 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,639 kilograms per animal | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 2,831 kilograms per animal | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 2,835 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,999 kilograms per animal | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3,192 kilograms per animal | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3,251 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,242 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,333 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,358 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,520 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 3,604 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,816 kilograms per animal | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 4,194 kilograms per animal | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 4,352 kilograms per animal | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4,439 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4,521 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4,866 kilograms per animal | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 4,705 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 4,807 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,031 kilograms per animal | 1,343 kilograms per animal | 2,411 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,943 kilograms per animal | 1,579 kilograms per animal | 2,404 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,489 kilograms per animal | 1,300 kilograms per animal | 1,603 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,870 kilograms per animal | 1,620 kilograms per animal | 2,313 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,542 kilograms per animal | 2,171 kilograms per animal | 2,999 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,586 kilograms per animal | 3,192 kilograms per animal | 4,352 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,667 kilograms per animal | 4,439 kilograms per animal | 4,866 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
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- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
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- Daily meat consumption per person 250.69 grams per day per capita (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Taiwan?
- Milk per animal in Taiwan was 4,807 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,866 kilograms per animal in 2022.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 kilograms per animal in 1986.
- How does Taiwan rank for milk per animal?
- Taiwan ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.