Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 58,222 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Puerto Rico stood at 58,222 An.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Puerto Rico peaked at 204,854 An in 1978 and was at its lowest, 56,340 An, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 173,605 An | — |
| 1962 | 173,858 An | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 181,950 An | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 184,116 An | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 171,330 An | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 172,962 An | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 168,316 An | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 177,170 An | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 177,235 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 180,779 An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 183,631 An | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 188,003 An | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 193,223 An | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 179,512 An | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 183,405 An | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 195,067 An | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 195,566 An | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 204,854 An | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 193,304 An | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 175,773 An | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 174,094 An | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 182,134 An | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 199,591 An | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 200,850 An | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 98,656 An | -50.9% |
| 1986 | 95,525 An | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 92,709 An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 92,398 An | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 95,670 An | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 97,166 An | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 88,345 An | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 87,947 An | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 87,951 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87,727 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 90,037 An | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 90,106 An | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90,793 An | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 103,735 An | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 93,630 An | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 96,070 An | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 94,613 An | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 92,004 An | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 89,619 An | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 91,488 An | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 88,833 An | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 88,322 An | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 87,061 An | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 82,648 An | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 79,198 An | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 74,142 An | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 72,999 An | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 72,388 An | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 69,395 An | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 67,201 An | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 67,000 An | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65,000 An | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 64,000 An | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 65,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 56,340 An | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 60,895 An | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 58,959 An | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 58,222 An | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175,616 An | 168,316 An | 184,116 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 189,734 An | 179,512 An | 204,854 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,740 An | 92,398 An | 200,850 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,744 An | 87,727 An | 103,735 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,986 An | 79,198 An | 96,070 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,712 An | 64,000 An | 74,142 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,883 An | 56,340 An | 65,000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 129 Togo 67,388 An compare
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 65,000 An compare
- 131 Lebanon 61,667 An compare
- 133 Luxembourg 54,980 An compare
- 134 Bhutan 53,967 An compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 47,656 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Puerto Rico?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Puerto Rico was 58,222 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 204,854 An in 1978.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,340 An in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Puerto Rico ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.