Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Milk production
Afghanistan
2.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
54th
Uruguay rank
51st
Milk production over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.27 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 19,800 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 717,844 tonnes | 735,813 tonnes | 17,969 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 787,180 tonnes | 735,934 tonnes | 51,246 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 720,882 tonnes | 900,065 tonnes | 179,183 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 107,654 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 56,786 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 131,795 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.20 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 65,780 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.27 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 19,800 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for milk production?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.