Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Milk yields per animal was 8,644 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
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 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,848 | — |
| 1962 | 3,691 | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 3,633 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 3,637 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,746 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,714 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3,779 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 3,851 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3,828 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,926 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 4,040 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4,185 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 4,127 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 4,123 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 4,121 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,447 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 4,581 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 4,688 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 4,774 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4,793 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4,698 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5,089 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 5,142 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4,733 | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 4,838 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4,984 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 4,783 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4,958 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 5,013 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 5,314 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 5,292 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,507 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 5,558 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5,519 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5,703 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5,724 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,989 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5,999 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6,153 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6,155 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,534 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 6,676 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6,847 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6,825 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,245 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7,235 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,177 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,186 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,431 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7,606 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7,630 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,699 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,768 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8,131 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 8,061 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,729 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 8,048 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 8,140 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8,394 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 8,451 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8,463 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,395 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8,466 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8,644 | +2.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 8,644 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 8,644 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,128, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +29.6% | 2,848 | 3,691 |
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
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0861 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
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 192 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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