Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data by country

Countries reporting
34
Highest
4.68
Denmark
Lowest
2.67
Malta
Median
4.06
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
1,254

What the numbers show

Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 4.68 in Denmark; the lowest is 2.67 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.06, and the mean is 4.02.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 18.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 16.0%).

Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 4.68 2024 up 11.2% flat
2 Netherlands 4.48 2024 up 3.2% rising
3 Finland 4.47 2024 up 4.4% flat
4 Ireland 4.36 2024 up 9.3% rising
5 Cyprus 4.35 2024 up 18.5% rising
6 Sweden 4.26 2024 up 0.2% flat
7 Lithuania 4.21 2024 up 1.7% rising
8 Belgium 4.2 2024 up 4.2% rising
9 Slovenia 4.19 2024 up 2.4% flat
9 Norway 4.19 2024 up 5.0% rising
9 Austria 4.19 2024 up 0.2% flat
12 Switzerland 4.13 2024 up 3.2% flat
13 Luxembourg 4.12 2018 down 2.1% rising
14 France 4.11 2024 up 4.3% rising
15 Germany 4.1 2024 up 0.5% rising
15 United Kingdom 4.1 2019 up 2.5% rising
17 Poland 4.07 2024 up 2.8% flat
18 Greece 4.06 2024 up 2.5% rising
19 Iceland 4.02 2005 up 2.3% flat
20 Croatia 4 2024 up 1.0% flat
21 Italy 3.95 2024 up 10.3% rising
22 Hungary 3.92 2024 up 7.1% rising
23 Slovak Republic 3.88 2024 up 1.6% flat
23 Latvia 3.88 2024 up 0.5% flat
25 Estonia 3.84 2024 down 3.5% flat
26 Portugal 3.81 2024 up 1.1% flat
26 Spain 3.81 2024 up 5.5% rising
28 Romania 3.8 2024 up 0.8% flat
29 Serbia 3.78 2024 up 1.1% flat
30 Montenegro 3.75 2019 up 2.5% flat
30 Bulgaria 3.75 2024 up 0.3% flat
30 Albania 3.75 2024 up 0.5% flat
33 Czechia 3.73 2024 up 0.5% flat
34 Malta 2.67 2020 down 16.0% flat

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Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,254 data points, 1960–2024
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