Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.8256 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8256 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
112th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.07 An per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.5935 An per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.8256 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 1.07 An per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5935 An per square kilometre, in 1994.
South Africa ranks 112th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7996 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7666 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7007 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7831 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8656 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9068 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9068 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9437 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9438 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8507 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9057 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7635 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7524 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.744 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7842 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7312 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6842 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6924 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7172 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7501 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7172 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6183 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7584 An per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7007 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7089 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6265 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6347 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7337 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6347 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.676 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5935 An per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.676 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.676 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6512 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6512 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6265 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8161 An per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8161 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7007 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6512 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6347 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.676 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6595 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6512 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8079 An per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7996 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7666 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8161 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7831 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.779 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8326 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8271 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8253 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8256 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.826 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8256 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8256 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53 An per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8256 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8198 An per square kilometre | 0.7007 An per square kilometre | 0.9068 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8487 An per square kilometre | 0.7312 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6974 An per square kilometre | 0.6183 An per square kilometre | 0.7584 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6554 An per square kilometre | 0.5935 An per square kilometre | 0.7337 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7238 An per square kilometre | 0.6347 An per square kilometre | 0.8243 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8077 An per square kilometre | 0.7666 An per square kilometre | 0.8326 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8256 An per square kilometre | 0.8253 An per square kilometre | 0.826 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.8256 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 An per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5935 An per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.