Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Uruguay
Uruguay: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 781,870 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 781,870 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Uruguay peaked at 860,000 An in 1998 and was at its lowest, 390,000 An, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 552,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 546,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 553,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 526,000 An | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 556,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 470,000 An | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 390,000 An | -17.0% |
| 1968 | 440,000 An | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 490,000 An | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 490,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 450,000 An | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 470,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 435,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 470,000 An | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 438,000 An | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 423,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 461,000 An | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 450,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 480,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 594,000 An | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 632,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 650,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 632,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 592,000 An | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 603,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 639,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 650,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 611,000 An | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 625,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 627,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 630,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 625,000 An | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 671,947 An | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 680,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 720,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 752,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 783,000 An | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 860,000 An | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 840,000 An | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 700,000 An | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 720,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 710,000 An | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 721,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 715,000 An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 780,000 An | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 806,549 An | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 743,000 An | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 744,000 An | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 710,000 An | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 764,000 An | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 793,000 An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 755,000 An | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 782,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 772,000 An | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 783,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 767,000 An | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 767,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 766,000 An | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 759,000 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 749,000 An | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 712,000 An | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 682,000 An | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 693,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 781,870 An | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,556 An | 390,000 An | 556,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 456,700 An | 423,000 An | 490,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 622,800 An | 592,000 An | 650,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 718,895 An | 625,000 An | 860,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 734,955 An | 700,000 An | 806,549 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 770,800 An | 755,000 An | 793,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 723,574 An | 682,000 An | 781,870 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.38 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.38 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Uruguay?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Uruguay was 781,870 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 860,000 An in 1998.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,000 An in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.