Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Iceland
Iceland: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 25,168 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Iceland is 25,168 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Iceland peaked at 42,216 An in 1964 and was at its lowest, 24,068 An, in 2005.
That places Iceland 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39,623 An | — |
| 1962 | 40,860 An | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 42,019 An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 42,216 An | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 38,918 An | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 39,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 37,313 An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 36,657 An | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 35,994 An | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 34,275 An | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 35,840 An | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 36,580 An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 36,975 An | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 37,087 An | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 36,462 An | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 36,511 An | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 36,859 An | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 36,326 An | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 33,749 An | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 33,577 An | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 32,769 An | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 32,845 An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 33,189 An | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 34,230 An | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 35,115 An | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 33,872 An | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 32,880 An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 32,005 An | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 31,490 An | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 32,246 An | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 31,641 An | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 30,359 An | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 30,032 An | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 30,518 An | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 30,428 An | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 29,854 An | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 29,502 An | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 29,219 An | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 28,284 An | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 27,066 An | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 26,240 An | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 25,508 An | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 24,904 An | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 24,395 An | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 24,068 An | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 25,504 An | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 26,048 An | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26,211 An | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26,489 An | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25,711 An | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 25,661 An | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24,761 An | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 24,714 An | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26,159 An | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 27,380 An | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26,341 An | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 26,742 An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 26,386 An | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 26,217 An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 25,763 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 25,772 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25,719 An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 25,860 An | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 25,168 An | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,178 An | 35,994 An | 42,216 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,066 An | 33,749 An | 37,087 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,197 An | 31,490 An | 35,115 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,208 An | 28,284 An | 32,246 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,643 An | 24,068 An | 27,066 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,007 An | 24,714 An | 27,380 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,656 An | 25,168 An | 25,860 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Iceland?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Iceland was 25,168 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 42,216 An in 1964.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,068 An in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Iceland ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.