Chile vs Uruguay: Milk production
Chile
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
50th
Uruguay rank
51st
Milk production over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.31 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 39,330 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 853,426 tonnes | 735,813 tonnes | 117,613 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 996,198 tonnes | 735,934 tonnes | 260,264 tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.10 million tonnes | 900,065 tonnes | 202,830 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 568,995 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 672,959 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 130,209 tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 36,738 tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 2.31 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Chile and Uruguay?
- 39,330 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for milk production?
- Chile ranks 50th 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.