Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Sweden
Sweden: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 288,870 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 288,870 An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Sweden peaked at 1.25 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 288,870 An, in 2024.
That places Sweden 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 million An | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.14 million An | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.06 million An | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 987,838 An | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 910,000 An | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 860,000 An | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 820,000 An | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 786,000 An | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 723,000 An | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 687,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 683,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 696,625 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 688,456 An | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 675,477 An | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 663,833 An | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 652,614 An | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 649,597 An | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 653,244 An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 655,738 An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 660,795 An | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 666,189 An | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 660,791 An | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 655,884 An | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 645,706 An | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 599,985 An | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 576,334 An | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 564,550 An | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 568,900 An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 576,400 An | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 528,200 An | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 525,351 An | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 524,500 An | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 509,400 An | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 482,100 An | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 466,300 An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 468,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 449,000 An | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 448,520 An | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 427,620 An | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 418,471 An | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 417,082 An | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 402,520 An | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 403,702 An | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 393,263 An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 387,530 An | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 365,728 An | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 365,581 An | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 356,776 An | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 348,095 An | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 346,495 An | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 347,969 An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 344,021 An | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 344,339 An | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 336,801 An | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 326,122 An | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 326,440 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 313,050 An | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 301,380 An | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 304,400 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 299,600 An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 297,670 An | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 289,000 An | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 288,870 An | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 999,761 An | 786,000 An | 1.25 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 677,285 An | 649,597 An | 723,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 625,487 An | 564,550 An | 666,189 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 497,777 An | 448,520 An | 576,400 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 393,827 An | 356,776 An | 427,620 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,471 An | 301,380 An | 348,095 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,908 An | 288,870 An | 304,400 An | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Sweden?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Sweden was 288,870 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,870 An in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Sweden ranks 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.