New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Milk production, per square kilometre

New Zealand
80.68 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
65.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
14th

Milk production, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
20406080196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 80.68 tonnes per square kilometre against 65.14 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 15.54 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

New Zealand ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 22.01 tonnes per square kilometre 50.4 tonnes per square kilometre 28.39 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 23.44 tonnes per square kilometre 59.61 tonnes per square kilometre 36.17 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 27.77 tonnes per square kilometre 66.09 tonnes per square kilometre 38.32 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 36.03 tonnes per square kilometre 61.48 tonnes per square kilometre 25.46 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 55.34 tonnes per square kilometre 59.53 tonnes per square kilometre 4.18 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 76.93 tonnes per square kilometre 60.75 tonnes per square kilometre 16.18 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 81.7 tonnes per square kilometre 65.2 tonnes per square kilometre 16.51 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per square kilometre, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
New Zealand, at 80.68 tonnes per square kilometre against 65.14 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in milk production, per square kilometre between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
15.54 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for milk production, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.

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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.