Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America
Central America: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 18.47 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — production in Central America is 18.47 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Central America peaked at 18.47 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million t, in 1962.
Central America ranks 24th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.14 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.10 million t | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.12 million t | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.23 million t | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 3.32 million t | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.24 million t | +27.8% |
| 1967 | 4.52 million t | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 4.68 million t | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 4.95 million t | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 5.19 million t | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 5.33 million t | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 6.36 million t | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 6.70 million t | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 7.11 million t | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 7.47 million t | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 7.65 million t | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7.91 million t | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 8.33 million t | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 8.39 million t | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 8.28 million t | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.35 million t | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 8.37 million t | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.21 million t | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 8.19 million t | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.56 million t | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 8.18 million t | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 7.86 million t | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 7.84 million t | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.27 million t | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 7.76 million t | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 8.46 million t | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 8.79 million t | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.27 million t | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 9.26 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.36 million t | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.68 million t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.03 million t | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.59 million t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 11.45 million t | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 12.00 million t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.24 million t | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.49 million t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.75 million t | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.85 million t | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.98 million t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.38 million t | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.10 million t | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 14.46 million t | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.44 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.55 million t | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.59 million t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.93 million t | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.17 million t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.43 million t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.78 million t | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.19 million t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.41 million t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.70 million t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.96 million t | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.41 million t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.77 million t | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 18.01 million t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.34 million t | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.47 million t | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +27.8% | 3.32 million t | 4.24 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.81 million t | 3.10 million t | 4.95 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.04 million t | 5.19 million t | 8.39 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.11 million t | 7.27 million t | 8.56 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.46 million t | 7.76 million t | 11.45 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.17 million t | 12.00 million t | 14.46 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 million t | 14.55 million t | 16.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.00 million t | 17.41 million t | 18.47 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — production in Central America?
- Raw milk of cattle — production in Central America was 18.47 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million t in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.