Skim milk and whey powder — Production in Americas

Americas: Skim milk and whey powder — Production was 1.33 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.33 million t
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
4th
of 23 groups
All-time high
1.44 million t
in 2021
All-time low
508,214 t
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Skim milk and whey powder — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, skim milk and whey powder — production in Americas stood at 1.33 million t.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, skim milk and whey powder — production in Americas peaked at 1.44 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 508,214 t, in 1992.

Americas ranks 4th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Skim milk and whey powder — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Skim milk and whey powder — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.02 million t
1962 1.11 million t +8.8%
1963 1.05 million t -5.6%
1964 1.09 million t +4.4%
1965 1.01 million t -7.6%
1966 842,712 t -16.7%
1967 908,662 t +7.8%
1968 910,850 t +0.2%
1969 850,388 t -6.6%
1970 829,846 t -2.4%
1971 789,894 t -4.8%
1972 721,260 t -8.7%
1973 566,624 t -21.4%
1974 611,720 t +8.0%
1975 654,842 t +7.0%
1976 591,902 t -9.6%
1977 675,514 t +14.1%
1978 564,208 t -16.5%
1979 541,378 t -4.0%
1980 650,360 t +20.1%
1981 749,816 t +15.3%
1982 816,492 t +8.9%
1983 823,308 t +0.8%
1984 674,156 t -18.1%
1985 766,352 t +13.7%
1986 723,933 t -5.5%
1987 624,121 t -13.8%
1988 609,591 t -2.3%
1989 567,307 t -6.9%
1990 563,323 t -0.7%
1991 533,492 t -5.3%
1992 508,214 t -4.7%
1993 534,464 t +5.2%
1994 688,531 t +28.8%
1995 717,017 t +4.1%
1996 636,632 t -11.2%
1997 713,732 t +12.1%
1998 673,774 t -5.6%
1999 803,557 t +19.3%
2000 831,122 t +3.4%
2001 822,193 t -1.1%
2002 890,781 t +8.3%
2003 896,280 t +0.6%
2004 816,410 t -8.9%
2005 861,699 t +5.5%
2006 866,974 t +0.6%
2007 852,369 t -1.7%
2008 1.00 million t +17.8%
2009 952,033 t -5.2%
2010 988,113 t +3.8%
2011 1.06 million t +7.4%
2012 1.18 million t +11.2%
2013 1.15 million t -2.2%
2014 1.24 million t +7.8%
2015 1.23 million t -1.6%
2016 1.25 million t +1.7%
2017 1.29 million t +3.4%
2018 1.26 million t -1.8%
2019 1.30 million t +2.8%
2020 1.40 million t +7.7%
2021 1.44 million t +3.1%
2022 1.39 million t -3.6%
2023 1.33 million t -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 977,542 t 842,712 t 1.11 million t 9
1970s 654,719 t 541,378 t 829,846 t 10
1980s 700,544 t 567,307 t 823,308 t 10
1990s 637,274 t 508,214 t 803,557 t 10
2000s 879,379 t 816,410 t 1.00 million t 10
2010s 1.20 million t 988,113 t 1.30 million t 10
2020s 1.39 million t 1.33 million t 1.44 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 USSR 710,000 t compare
  2. 2 India 629,155 t compare
  3. 3 Australia and New Zealand 533,406 t compare
  4. 4 New Zealand 390,000 t compare
  5. 5 Germany 347,780 t compare
  6. 6 France 293,670 t compare
  7. 7 Belgium 181,930 t compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is skim milk and whey powder — production in Americas?
Skim milk and whey powder — production in Americas was 1.33 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest skim milk and whey powder — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest skim milk and whey powder — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 508,214 t in 1992.
How does Americas rank for skim milk and whey powder — production?
Americas ranks 4th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
Is skim milk and whey powder — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Skim milk and whey powder — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Skim milk and whey powder — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
91 places, 4,583 data points, 1961–2023
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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.