Ireland vs New Zealand: Milk production, per capita
Ireland
1.64 tonnes per person
in 2023
New Zealand
4.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
1st
Milk production, per capita over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.07 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Ireland, a difference of 2.43 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.5 times Ireland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 185 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9418 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.8721 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 0.7479 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 4.39 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, per capita, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.07 tonnes per person against 1.64 tonnes per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production, per capita between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 2.43 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for milk production, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.