Ethiopia vs South Africa: Milk production, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
3.35 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
104th

Milk production, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
1234196119922023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9702 tonnes per square kilometre 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0186 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3.37 tonnes per square kilometre 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5298 tonnes per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3062 tonnes per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or South Africa?
Ethiopia, at 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in milk production, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0.21 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for milk production, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs South Africa: Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/milk-production-per-square-kilometre/ethiopia/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/milk-production-per-square-kilometre/ethiopia/south-africa/">Ethiopia vs South Africa: Milk production, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Milk production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 10,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.