Milk per animal in Uruguay
Uruguay: Milk per animal was 2,902 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 2,902 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Uruguay peaked at 3,353 kilograms per animal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,297 kilograms per animal, in 1982.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,473 kilograms per animal | 1,324 kilograms per animal | 1,586 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,614 kilograms per animal | 1,514 kilograms per animal | 1,809 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,446 kilograms per animal | 1,297 kilograms per animal | 1,571 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,689 kilograms per animal | 1,541 kilograms per animal | 1,761 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,199 kilograms per animal | 2,031 kilograms per animal | 2,636 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,807 kilograms per animal | 2,383 kilograms per animal | 2,977 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,144 kilograms per animal | 2,902 kilograms per animal | 3,353 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Uruguay?
- Milk per animal in Uruguay was 2,902 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,353 kilograms per animal in 2022.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,297 kilograms per animal in 1982.
- How does Uruguay rank for milk per animal?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.