Milk yields per animal in United States
United States: Milk yields per animal was 10,680 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10,680
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
10,680
in 2024
All-time low
3,307
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in United States stood at 10,680. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in United States peaked at 10,680 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,307, in 1961.
United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries on this measure, 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 States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,307 | — |
| 1962 | 3,400 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 3,493 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3,674 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 3,766 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 3,865 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4,015 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 4,144 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 4,279 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 4,423 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 4,543 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 4,653 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4,590 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 4,669 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4,699 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 4,941 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5,083 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 5,100 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5,212 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5,393 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 5,526 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5,582 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 5,725 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5,692 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5,913 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 6,026 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 6,268 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 6,434 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 6,497 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 6,705 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 6,736 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6,974 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 7,038 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,237 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7,331 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7,327 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,500 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 7,623 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,862 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 8,038 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8,004 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,183 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8,266 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8,348 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8,600 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8,750 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 8,868 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8,945 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,002 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,233 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9,316 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9,487 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9,527 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9,830 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9,896 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10,076 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 10,161 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10,184 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,310 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10,548 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 10,572 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,659 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 10,640 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,680 | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10,680 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,771 | 3,307 | 4,279 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,791 | 4,423 | 5,212 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,906 | 5,393 | 6,497 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,233 | 6,705 | 7,862 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,500 | 8,004 | 9,002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,802 | 9,233 | 10,310 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,620 | 10,548 | 10,680 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
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- 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 0.4694 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 1.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in United States?
- Milk yields per animal in United States was 10,680 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10,680 in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,307 in 1961.
- How does United States rank for milk yields per animal?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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