Peru vs Uruguay: Milk production
Peru
2.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
51st
Milk production over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.27 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 19,590 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 665,301 tonnes | 735,813 tonnes | 70,512 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 844,676 tonnes | 735,934 tonnes | 108,742 tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 820,252 tonnes | 900,065 tonnes | 79,813 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 887,894 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 330,026 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 347,201 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 246,871 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.22 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 48,884 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.27 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Peru and Uruguay?
- 19,590 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for milk production?
- Peru ranks 53rd 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.