Skim milk of cows — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Skim milk of cows — Production was 30.77 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
30.77 million t
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
4th
of 27 groups
All-time high
44.90 million t
in 1983
All-time low
28.00 million t
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Skim milk of cows — Production in Western Europe, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 30.77 million t for skim milk of cows — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, skim milk of cows — production in Western Europe peaked at 44.90 million t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 28.00 million t, in 2010.

Western Europe ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Skim milk of cows — Production in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Skim milk of cows — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 29.25 million t
1962 29.52 million t +0.9%
1963 29.99 million t +1.6%
1964 29.55 million t -1.5%
1965 31.85 million t +7.8%
1966 32.43 million t +1.8%
1967 33.69 million t +3.9%
1968 35.22 million t +4.5%
1969 35.20 million t -0.1%
1970 34.15 million t -3.0%
1971 33.45 million t -2.0%
1972 36.66 million t +9.6%
1973 37.22 million t +1.5%
1974 37.69 million t +1.3%
1975 39.04 million t +3.6%
1976 39.15 million t +0.3%
1977 38.50 million t -1.7%
1978 40.55 million t +5.3%
1979 40.76 million t +0.5%
1980 40.89 million t +0.3%
1981 40.22 million t -1.6%
1982 41.51 million t +3.2%
1983 44.90 million t +8.2%
1984 42.73 million t -4.8%
1985 40.83 million t -4.4%
1986 43.53 million t +6.6%
1987 38.64 million t -11.2%
1988 35.74 million t -7.5%
1989 36.34 million t +1.7%
1990 35.57 million t -2.1%
1991 31.11 million t -12.5%
1992 28.18 million t -9.4%
1993 28.50 million t +1.2%
1994 28.48 million t -0.1%
1995 29.45 million t +3.4%
1996 29.62 million t +0.6%
1997 29.50 million t -0.4%
1998 29.37 million t -0.4%
1999 29.19 million t -0.6%
2000 29.68 million t +1.7%
2001 29.37 million t -1.1%
2002 29.56 million t +0.7%
2003 30.18 million t +2.1%
2004 29.35 million t -2.8%
2005 29.63 million t +1.0%
2006 29.31 million t -1.1%
2007 29.56 million t +0.8%
2008 29.90 million t +1.2%
2009 29.54 million t -1.2%
2010 28.00 million t -5.2%
2011 28.40 million t +1.4%
2012 29.55 million t +4.1%
2013 29.83 million t +0.9%
2014 30.53 million t +2.4%
2015 31.84 million t +4.3%
2016 32.79 million t +3.0%
2017 32.02 million t -2.3%
2018 32.90 million t +2.7%
2019 29.17 million t -11.3%
2020 29.12 million t -0.2%
2021 30.50 million t +4.7%
2022 30.16 million t -1.1%
2023 30.77 million t +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.85 million t 29.25 million t 35.22 million t 9
1970s 37.72 million t 33.45 million t 40.76 million t 10
1980s 40.53 million t 35.74 million t 44.90 million t 10
1990s 29.90 million t 28.18 million t 35.57 million t 10
2000s 29.61 million t 29.31 million t 30.18 million t 10
2010s 30.50 million t 28.00 million t 32.90 million t 10
2020s 30.14 million t 29.12 million t 30.77 million t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 1 USSR 45.36 million t compare
  2. 2 Germany 12.28 million t compare
  3. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.76 million t compare
  4. 3 Australia and New Zealand 10.24 million t compare
  5. 4 France 8.88 million t compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 3.09 million t compare
  7. 5 New Zealand 8.62 million t compare
  8. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.32 million t compare
  9. 6 India 7.76 million t compare
  10. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 162,619 t compare
  11. 7 Republic of Moldova 111,930 t compare
  12. 7 Russian Federation 6.99 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 Western Europe?
Skim milk of cows — production in Western Europe was 30.77 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 44.90 million t in 1983.
What is the lowest skim milk of cows — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 28.00 million t in 2010.
How does Western Europe rank for skim milk of cows — production?
Western Europe ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is skim milk of cows — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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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