Skim milk of cows — Production in Americas

Americas: Skim milk of cows — Production was 27.94 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.94 million t
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
5th
of 27 groups
All-time high
27.94 million t
in 2023
All-time low
14.31 million t
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Skim milk of cows — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, skim milk of cows — production in Americas stood at 27.94 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, skim milk of cows — production in Americas peaked at 27.94 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.31 million t, in 1991.

Americas ranks 5th of 27 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 of cows — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Skim milk of cows — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 20.35 million t
1962 21.44 million t +5.3%
1963 20.59 million t -3.9%
1964 21.13 million t +2.6%
1965 19.97 million t -5.5%
1966 18.04 million t -9.7%
1967 18.67 million t +3.5%
1968 18.22 million t -2.4%
1969 17.84 million t -2.1%
1970 17.62 million t -1.2%
1971 17.47 million t -0.9%
1972 16.99 million t -2.8%
1973 14.79 million t -13.0%
1974 14.59 million t -1.3%
1975 15.39 million t +5.5%
1976 14.80 million t -3.8%
1977 15.53 million t +4.9%
1978 15.05 million t -3.1%
1979 14.69 million t -2.4%
1980 15.95 million t +8.6%
1981 17.00 million t +6.6%
1982 16.81 million t -1.1%
1983 17.12 million t +1.9%
1984 15.57 million t -9.0%
1985 16.71 million t +7.3%
1986 16.50 million t -1.3%
1987 15.33 million t -7.1%
1988 15.23 million t -0.6%
1989 14.58 million t -4.3%
1990 14.79 million t +1.5%
1991 14.31 million t -3.3%
1992 14.42 million t +0.8%
1993 14.58 million t +1.1%
1994 16.29 million t +11.8%
1995 16.12 million t -1.1%
1996 15.13 million t -6.1%
1997 16.04 million t +6.0%
1998 15.39 million t -4.0%
1999 17.01 million t +10.6%
2000 17.10 million t +0.5%
2001 17.06 million t -0.2%
2002 18.12 million t +6.2%
2003 18.27 million t +0.8%
2004 17.66 million t -3.3%
2005 18.56 million t +5.1%
2006 19.55 million t +5.3%
2007 20.39 million t +4.3%
2008 21.55 million t +5.7%
2009 20.90 million t -3.1%
2010 21.45 million t +2.6%
2011 22.90 million t +6.8%
2012 23.91 million t +4.4%
2013 24.05 million t +0.6%
2014 24.97 million t +3.8%
2015 24.49 million t -1.9%
2016 24.69 million t +0.8%
2017 25.07 million t +1.6%
2018 25.25 million t +0.7%
2019 25.39 million t +0.6%
2020 26.87 million t +5.8%
2021 26.60 million t -1.0%
2022 27.56 million t +3.6%
2023 27.94 million t +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.58 million t 17.84 million t 21.44 million t 9
1970s 15.69 million t 14.59 million t 17.62 million t 10
1980s 16.08 million t 14.58 million t 17.12 million t 10
1990s 15.41 million t 14.31 million t 17.01 million t 10
2000s 18.92 million t 17.06 million t 21.55 million t 10
2010s 24.22 million t 21.45 million t 25.39 million t 10
2020s 27.24 million t 26.60 million t 27.94 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 Germany 12.28 million t compare
  2. 3 Australia and New Zealand 10.24 million t compare
  3. 4 France 8.88 million t compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 3.09 million t compare
  5. 5 New Zealand 8.62 million t compare
  6. 6 India 7.76 million t compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 6.99 million t compare
  8. 8 Ireland 5.63 million t compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is skim milk of cows — production in Americas?
Skim milk of cows — production in Americas was 27.94 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest skim milk of cows — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 27.94 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest skim milk of cows — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 14.31 million t in 1991.
How does Americas rank for skim milk of cows — production?
Americas ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is skim milk of cows — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 of cows — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Skim milk of cows — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 8,903 data points, 1961–2023
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