Ireland vs Netherlands: Milk production, per capita

Ireland
1.64 tonnes per person
in 2023
Netherlands
0.8234 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Milk production, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.64 tonnes per person against 0.8234 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8166 tonnes per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.0 times Netherlands's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9418 tonnes per person 0.5955 tonnes per person 0.3464 tonnes per person Ireland
1970s 1.18 tonnes per person 0.7282 tonnes per person 0.4515 tonnes per person Ireland
1980s 1.52 tonnes per person 0.8453 tonnes per person 0.6783 tonnes per person Ireland
1990s 1.46 tonnes per person 0.7237 tonnes per person 0.7355 tonnes per person Ireland
2000s 1.26 tonnes per person 0.683 tonnes per person 0.582 tonnes per person Ireland
2010s 1.36 tonnes per person 0.7822 tonnes per person 0.5826 tonnes per person Ireland
2020s 1.71 tonnes per person 0.8453 tonnes per person 0.8693 tonnes per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per capita, Ireland or Netherlands?
Ireland, at 1.64 tonnes per person against 0.8234 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in milk production, per capita between Ireland and Netherlands?
0.8166 tonnes per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for milk production, per capita?
Ireland ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th 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.