Sweden vs Uruguay: Milk production
Sweden
2.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
2.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden rank
48th
Uruguay rank
51st
Milk production over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.80 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 531,130 tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.59 million tonnes | 735,813 tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.13 million tonnes | 735,934 tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.55 million tonnes | 900,065 tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.19 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 701,999 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.79 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 518,394 tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 2.80 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 531,130 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for milk production?
- Sweden ranks 48th 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.