Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Portugal
Portugal: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 9,102 kg/An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9,102 kg/An for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Portugal peaked at 9,102 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,728 kg/An, in 1961.
That places Portugal 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,728 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 1,737 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,771 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1,822 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 1,969 kg/An | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 1,985 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2,075 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 2,196 kg/An | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 2,218 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2,218 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,189 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2,196 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 2,239 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,252 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2,252 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,324 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 2,247 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 2,258 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,114 kg/An | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 2,202 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 2,053 kg/An | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 2,074 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 2,191 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 2,308 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 2,356 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2,369 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,970 kg/An | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 3,306 kg/An | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 3,532 kg/An | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 4,027 kg/An | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 4,440 kg/An | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 4,412 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,111 kg/An | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 4,322 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4,556 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4,747 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4,813 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4,973 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 5,714 kg/An | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 6,262 kg/An | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 6,502 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7,033 kg/An | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 6,778 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6,768 kg/An | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,232 kg/An | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7,347 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,318 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,629 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7,838 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7,894 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7,928 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,178 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8,011 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,302 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8,435 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,214 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 8,198 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,237 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8,434 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,565 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8,676 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8,707 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8,956 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 9,102 kg/An | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,945 kg/An | 1,728 kg/An | 2,218 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,229 kg/An | 2,114 kg/An | 2,324 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,536 kg/An | 2,053 kg/An | 3,532 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,612 kg/An | 4,027 kg/An | 5,714 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,071 kg/An | 6,262 kg/An | 7,838 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,183 kg/An | 7,894 kg/An | 8,435 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,801 kg/An | 8,565 kg/An | 9,102 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9,396 kg/An compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 871 kg/An compare
- 12 Faroe Islands 9,358 kg/An compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 9,138 kg/An compare
- 15 Japan 8,905 kg/An compare
- 16 Belgium 8,868 kg/An compare
- 17 Luxembourg 8,784 kg/An compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Portugal?
- Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Portugal was 9,102 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,102 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,728 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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.