Skim milk and whey powder — Production in South America

South America: Skim milk and whey powder — Production was 65,242 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
65,242 t
Change on year
down 34.2%
Rank
16th
of 23 groups
All-time high
105,111 t
in 2014
All-time low
838 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for skim milk and whey powder — production in South America is 65,242 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 34.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, skim milk and whey powder — production in South America peaked at 105,111 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 838 t, in 1961.

South America ranks 16th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Skim milk and whey powder — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Skim milk and whey powder — Production in South America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 838 t
1962 894 t +6.7%
1963 1,093 t +22.3%
1964 1,070 t -2.1%
1965 1,130 t +5.6%
1966 1,105 t -2.2%
1967 1,209 t +9.4%
1968 1,257 t +4.0%
1969 1,346 t +7.1%
1970 1,364 t +1.3%
1971 1,265 t -7.3%
1972 929 t -26.6%
1973 1,338 t +44.0%
1974 3,742 t +179.7%
1975 4,646 t +24.2%
1976 2,694 t -42.0%
1977 2,293 t -14.9%
1978 3,886 t +69.5%
1979 2,711 t -30.2%
1980 4,001 t +47.6%
1981 5,284 t +32.1%
1982 5,663 t +7.2%
1983 7,086 t +25.1%
1984 6,666 t -5.9%
1985 24,638 t +269.6%
1986 23,961 t -2.7%
1987 27,670 t +15.5%
1988 39,652 t +43.3%
1989 58,680 t +48.0%
1990 49,644 t -15.4%
1991 41,473 t -16.5%
1992 40,363 t -2.7%
1993 33,889 t -16.0%
1994 48,550 t +43.3%
1995 53,074 t +9.3%
1996 58,547 t +10.3%
1997 65,710 t +12.2%
1998 68,869 t +4.8%
1999 77,497 t +12.5%
2000 73,780 t -4.8%
2001 65,873 t -10.7%
2002 60,553 t -8.1%
2003 60,308 t -0.4%
2004 61,355 t +1.7%
2005 69,076 t +12.6%
2006 75,083 t +8.7%
2007 62,696 t -16.5%
2008 44,480 t -29.1%
2009 53,492 t +20.3%
2010 60,593 t +13.3%
2011 69,520 t +14.7%
2012 85,081 t +22.4%
2013 90,886 t +6.8%
2014 105,111 t +15.7%
2015 81,894 t -22.1%
2016 82,994 t +1.3%
2017 94,375 t +13.7%
2018 77,703 t -17.7%
2019 83,516 t +7.5%
2020 88,788 t +6.3%
2021 96,237 t +8.4%
2022 99,092 t +3.0%
2023 65,242 t -34.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,105 t 838 t 1,346 t 9
1970s 2,487 t 929 t 4,646 t 10
1980s 20,330 t 4,001 t 58,680 t 10
1990s 53,762 t 33,889 t 77,497 t 10
2000s 62,670 t 44,480 t 75,083 t 10
2010s 83,167 t 60,593 t 105,111 t 10
2020s 87,340 t 65,242 t 99,092 t 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 115,200 t compare
  2. 14 Japan 109,210 t compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 104,903 t compare
  4. 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 93,483 t compare
  5. 17 Canada 82,101 t compare
  6. 18 Finland 64,008 t compare
  7. 19 Russian Federation 58,145 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 South America?
Skim milk and whey powder — production in South America was 65,242 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 105,111 t in 2014.
What is the lowest skim milk and whey powder — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 838 t in 1961.
How does South America rank for skim milk and whey powder — production?
South America ranks 16th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
Is skim milk and whey powder — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.