Skim milk of cows — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Skim milk of cows — Production was 17.57 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.57 million t
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
7th
of 27 groups
All-time high
17.57 million t
in 2020
All-time low
7.69 million t
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Skim milk of cows — Production in United States of America, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 17.57 million t for skim milk of cows — production in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, skim milk of cows — production in United States of America peaked at 17.57 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.69 million t, in 1979.

That places United States of America 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Skim milk of cows — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 13.52 million t
1962 14.63 million t +8.2%
1963 13.96 million t -4.6%
1964 14.45 million t +3.5%
1965 13.61 million t -5.8%
1966 11.62 million t -14.7%
1967 12.04 million t +3.7%
1968 11.68 million t -3.0%
1969 10.96 million t -6.2%
1970 11.05 million t +0.9%
1971 10.98 million t -0.7%
1972 10.08 million t -8.2%
1973 8.27 million t -17.9%
1974 8.32 million t +0.5%
1975 8.35 million t +0.4%
1976 8.04 million t -3.7%
1977 8.97 million t +11.6%
1978 7.92 million t -11.7%
1979 7.69 million t -2.9%
1980 8.95 million t +16.4%
1981 9.64 million t +7.7%
1982 9.96 million t +3.3%
1983 10.52 million t +5.6%
1984 8.94 million t -15.0%
1985 10.17 million t +13.8%
1986 9.88 million t -2.8%
1987 8.69 million t -12.1%
1988 8.26 million t -4.9%
1989 7.72 million t -6.5%
1990 7.78 million t +0.7%
1991 7.74 million t -0.5%
1992 7.94 million t +2.6%
1993 8.18 million t +3.0%
1994 9.67 million t +18.3%
1995 9.37 million t -3.2%
1996 8.29 million t -11.5%
1997 9.08 million t +9.6%
1998 8.73 million t -3.8%
1999 10.12 million t +15.9%
2000 10.30 million t +1.8%
2001 9.93 million t -3.6%
2002 10.95 million t +10.3%
2003 10.79 million t -1.5%
2004 9.91 million t -8.1%
2005 10.75 million t +8.5%
2006 11.56 million t +7.6%
2007 12.24 million t +5.8%
2008 13.20 million t +7.9%
2009 12.70 million t -3.8%
2010 13.30 million t +4.7%
2011 14.40 million t +8.3%
2012 15.13 million t +5.0%
2013 15.36 million t +1.5%
2014 16.06 million t +4.6%
2015 15.83 million t -1.4%
2016 16.09 million t +1.6%
2017 16.23 million t +0.8%
2018 16.35 million t +0.8%
2019 16.34 million t -0.0%
2020 17.57 million t +7.5%
2021 17.14 million t -2.5%
2022 17.11 million t -0.2%
2023 17.57 million t +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.94 million t 10.96 million t 14.63 million t 9
1970s 8.97 million t 7.69 million t 11.05 million t 10
1980s 9.27 million t 7.72 million t 10.52 million t 10
1990s 8.69 million t 7.74 million t 10.12 million t 10
2000s 11.23 million t 9.91 million t 13.20 million t 10
2010s 15.51 million t 13.30 million t 16.35 million t 10
2020s 17.35 million t 17.11 million t 17.57 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 France 8.88 million t compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 3.09 million t compare
  3. 5 New Zealand 8.62 million t compare
  4. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.32 million t compare
  5. 6 India 7.76 million t compare
  6. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 162,619 t compare
  7. 7 Republic of Moldova 111,930 t compare
  8. 7 Russian Federation 6.99 million t compare
  9. 8 Ireland 5.63 million t compare
  10. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.75 million t compare
  11. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 84,272 t compare
  12. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 40,134 t compare
  13. 10 Poland 4.32 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is skim milk of cows — production in United States of America?
Skim milk of cows — production in United States of America was 17.57 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 17.57 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest skim milk of cows — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.69 million t in 1979.
How does United States of America rank for skim milk of cows — production?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is skim milk of cows — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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