Japan vs South Africa: Milk production, per capita

Japan
0.0593 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0607 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
96th
South Africa rank
94th

Milk production, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0607 tonnes per person against 0.0593 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0014 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Japan ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 94th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0328 tonnes per person 0.135 tonnes per person 0.1022 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s 0.0478 tonnes per person 0.1041 tonnes per person 0.0564 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.0597 tonnes per person 0.0701 tonnes per person 0.0104 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 0.0677 tonnes per person 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.0076 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.0644 tonnes per person 0.0562 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.0584 tonnes per person 0.0614 tonnes per person 0.003 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.0596 tonnes per person 0.0614 tonnes per person 0.0018 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per capita, Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0607 tonnes per person against 0.0593 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
0.0014 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for milk production, per capita?
Japan ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 94th 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.