Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe

Europe: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 7,188 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,188 kg/An
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
7,188 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
2,198 kg/An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

Europe recorded 7,188 kg/An for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Europe peaked at 7,188 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,198 kg/An, in 1963.

Europe ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 2,272 kg/An
1962 2,259 kg/An -0.6%
1963 2,198 kg/An -2.7%
1964 2,235 kg/An +1.7%
1965 2,385 kg/An +6.7%
1966 2,448 kg/An +2.6%
1967 2,484 kg/An +1.5%
1968 2,541 kg/An +2.3%
1969 2,539 kg/An -0.1%
1970 2,591 kg/An +2.0%
1971 2,596 kg/An +0.2%
1972 2,652 kg/An +2.2%
1973 2,695 kg/An +1.6%
1974 2,726 kg/An +1.2%
1975 2,716 kg/An -0.4%
1976 2,740 kg/An +0.9%
1977 2,839 kg/An +3.6%
1978 2,869 kg/An +1.1%
1979 2,879 kg/An +0.3%
1980 2,874 kg/An -0.2%
1981 2,848 kg/An -0.9%
1982 2,891 kg/An +1.5%
1983 3,017 kg/An +4.4%
1984 3,047 kg/An +1.0%
1985 3,080 kg/An +1.1%
1986 3,187 kg/An +3.5%
1987 3,217 kg/An +0.9%
1988 3,283 kg/An +2.1%
1989 3,347 kg/An +1.9%
1990 3,374 kg/An +0.8%
1991 3,277 kg/An -2.9%
1992 3,413 kg/An +4.2%
1993 3,445 kg/An +0.9%
1994 3,425 kg/An -0.6%
1995 3,525 kg/An +2.9%
1996 3,587 kg/An +1.8%
1997 3,686 kg/An +2.8%
1998 3,879 kg/An +5.2%
1999 3,997 kg/An +3.0%
2000 4,078 kg/An +2.0%
2001 4,211 kg/An +3.3%
2002 4,342 kg/An +3.1%
2003 4,474 kg/An +3.0%
2004 4,600 kg/An +2.8%
2005 4,829 kg/An +5.0%
2006 4,929 kg/An +2.1%
2007 5,008 kg/An +1.6%
2008 5,109 kg/An +2.0%
2009 5,233 kg/An +2.4%
2010 5,340 kg/An +2.0%
2011 5,514 kg/An +3.3%
2012 5,566 kg/An +0.9%
2013 5,626 kg/An +1.1%
2014 5,816 kg/An +3.4%
2015 5,950 kg/An +2.3%
2016 6,011 kg/An +1.0%
2017 6,170 kg/An +2.6%
2018 6,356 kg/An +3.0%
2019 6,508 kg/An +2.4%
2020 6,692 kg/An +2.8%
2021 6,807 kg/An +1.7%
2022 6,897 kg/An +1.3%
2023 7,009 kg/An +1.6%
2024 7,188 kg/An +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,373 kg/An 2,198 kg/An 2,541 kg/An 9
1970s 2,730 kg/An 2,591 kg/An 2,879 kg/An 10
1980s 3,079 kg/An 2,848 kg/An 3,347 kg/An 10
1990s 3,561 kg/An 3,277 kg/An 3,997 kg/An 10
2000s 4,681 kg/An 4,078 kg/An 5,233 kg/An 10
2010s 5,886 kg/An 5,340 kg/An 6,508 kg/An 10
2020s 6,919 kg/An 6,692 kg/An 7,188 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 3 Estonia 11,353 kg/An compare
  2. 4 Denmark 10,483 kg/An compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 3,380 kg/An compare
  4. 5 Canada 10,345 kg/An compare
  5. 6 Czechia 9,871 kg/An compare
  6. 7 Spain 9,788 kg/An compare
  7. 8 Sweden 9,693 kg/An compare
  8. 9 Finland 9,675 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Europe?
Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Europe was 7,188 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 7,188 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,198 kg/An in 1963.
How does Europe rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,348 data points, 1961–2024
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