Milk yields per animal in Uruguay
Uruguay: Milk yields per animal was 2,902 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,902
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
43rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,353
in 2022
All-time low
1,297
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, milk yields per animal in Uruguay stood at 2,902.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Uruguay peaked at 3,353 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,297, in 1982.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 192 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.
Milk yields per animal in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,401 | — |
| 1962 | 1,401 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,413 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,450 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,324 | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 1,579 | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 1,586 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,546 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,555 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,557 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,569 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,546 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,552 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,514 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1,702 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1,809 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1,584 | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 1,673 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1,632 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,380 | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 1,313 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1,297 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,370 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,456 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1,529 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1,454 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 1,520 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1,571 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1,570 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,541 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,575 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1,717 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 1,659 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,750 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 1,742 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,731 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,711 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,707 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,761 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2,031 | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 2,091 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,077 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,090 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,152 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2,138 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,069 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,416 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 2,287 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2,636 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 2,383 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 2,674 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2,966 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 2,862 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,977 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,870 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2,721 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2,752 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,922 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2,942 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,032 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3,290 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 3,353 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,142 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 2,902 | -7.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,902 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,667, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,902 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,473 | 1,324 | 1,586 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,614 | 1,514 | 1,809 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,446 | 1,297 | 1,571 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,689 | 1,541 | 1,761 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,199 | 2,031 | 2,636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,807 | 2,383 | 2,977 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,144 | 2,902 | 3,353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % 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 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Uruguay?
- Milk yields per animal in Uruguay was 2,902 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,353 in 2022.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,297 in 1982.
- How does Uruguay rank for milk yields per animal?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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