South Africa vs Tanzania: Milk production, per capita

South Africa
0.0607 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0642 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
94th
Tanzania rank
92nd

Milk production, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0642 tonnes per person against 0.0607 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0035 tonnes per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 92nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.135 tonnes per person 0.0277 tonnes per person 0.1073 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s 0.1041 tonnes per person 0.0241 tonnes per person 0.08 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.0701 tonnes per person 0.0224 tonnes per person 0.0477 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 0.0601 tonnes per person 0.0244 tonnes per person 0.0357 tonnes per person South Africa
2000s 0.0562 tonnes per person 0.0345 tonnes per person 0.0217 tonnes per person South Africa
2010s 0.0614 tonnes per person 0.0439 tonnes per person 0.0176 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.0614 tonnes per person 0.0614 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per capita, South Africa or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0642 tonnes per person against 0.0607 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production, per capita between South Africa and Tanzania?
0.0035 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for milk production, per capita?
South Africa ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 92nd 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.