Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in New Zealand
New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 4.60 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in New Zealand stood at 4.60 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in New Zealand peaked at 5.20 million An in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.93 million An, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.93 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.97 million An | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.00 million An | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.01 million An | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.03 million An | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.09 million An | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.13 million An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.23 million An | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 2.30 million An | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 2.32 million An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.36 million An | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.15 million An | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 2.09 million An | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.04 million An | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.06 million An | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.04 million An | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.01 million An | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.02 million An | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.00 million An | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.29 million An | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 2.27 million An | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.31 million An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.40 million An | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.48 million An | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.55 million An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.62 million An | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.55 million An | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.56 million An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.62 million An | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.72 million An | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.64 million An | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.72 million An | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.81 million An | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.99 million An | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 3.15 million An | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 3.22 million An | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.38 million An | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.47 million An | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.36 million An | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.34 million An | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million An | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.75 million An | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.93 million An | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.10 million An | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.11 million An | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.14 million An | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.17 million An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.35 million An | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.61 million An | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.68 million An | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.82 million An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.01 million An | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.00 million An | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.18 million An | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.06 million An | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.20 million An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.04 million An | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.01 million An | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.88 million An | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.84 million An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.80 million An | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.62 million An | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.63 million An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.60 million An | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 million An | 1.93 million An | 2.30 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 million An | 2.00 million An | 2.36 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 million An | 2.27 million An | 2.62 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 million An | 2.64 million An | 3.47 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.00 million An | 3.34 million An | 4.61 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 million An | 4.68 million An | 5.20 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.70 million An | 4.60 million An | 4.84 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 5.93 million An compare
- 13 Melanesia 55,359 An compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,669 An compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 5.92 million An compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 35,933 An compare
- 15 Kenya 4.98 million An compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,911 An compare
- 17 Colombia 3.85 million An compare
- 17 Polynesia 2,461 An compare
- 18 Uganda 3.84 million An compare
- 19 Ethiopia PDR 3.72 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in New Zealand?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in New Zealand was 4.60 million 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.20 million An in 2016.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 million An in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.