Australia vs United States: Milk production, per capita

Australia
0.3188 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
0.3014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
United States rank
25th

Milk production, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.3188 tonnes per person against 0.3014 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.0174 tonnes per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and United States ranks 25th of 185 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6158 tonnes per person 0.2867 tonnes per person 0.3292 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 0.4948 tonnes per person 0.2511 tonnes per person 0.2437 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 0.3803 tonnes per person 0.2659 tonnes per person 0.1143 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 0.457 tonnes per person 0.2635 tonnes per person 0.1936 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 0.5047 tonnes per person 0.2723 tonnes per person 0.2324 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.3939 tonnes per person 0.2931 tonnes per person 0.1008 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 0.3338 tonnes per person 0.3057 tonnes per person 0.0281 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per capita, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 0.3188 tonnes per person against 0.3014 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production, per capita between Australia and United States?
0.0174 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for milk production, per capita?
Australia ranks 23rd and United States ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Milk production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Milk production, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.