Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Milk yields per animal was 8,644 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
8,644
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 191 countries
All-time high
8,644
in 2024
All-time low
2,848
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in United Kingdom stood at 8,644. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in United Kingdom peaked at 8,644 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,848, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 11th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,636 | 2,848 | 3,851 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,301 | 3,926 | 4,774 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,903 | 4,698 | 5,142 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,676 | 5,292 | 6,153 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,931 | 6,155 | 7,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,921 | 7,606 | 8,394 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,484 | 8,395 | 8,644 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture share gdp 0.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in United Kingdom?
- Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom was 8,644 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8,644 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,848 in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for milk yields per animal?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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