Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
4.68
Denmark
Lowest
2.67
Malta
Median
4.06
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
1,546
What the numbers show
Fat contents and protein contents (cow's milk) - annual data is currently reported for 44 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 40 countries rose and 4 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 4.68 | 2024 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4.48 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4.48 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 4.47 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 4.36 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 4.35 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 4.26 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 4.21 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 4.21 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 4.2 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 4.19 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 4.19 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 4.19 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 4.19 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 4.13 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 4.12 | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | France | 4.11 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4.1 | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 4.1 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 4.1 | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 4.07 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 4.07 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 4.06 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 24 | Iceland | 4.02 | 2005 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 4 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 4 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Italy | 3.95 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 3.92 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 3.88 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 3.88 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 3.88 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 3.88 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 3.84 | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 3.84 | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 3.81 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 3.81 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 3.8 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Serbia | 3.78 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 3.75 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 3.75 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 39 | Albania | 3.75 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Czechia | 3.73 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 3.7 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 2.67 | 2020 | down 16.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Federal Republic of Germany (former territory of the FRG only) 4.21
- Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union 4.12
- European Community - 12 countries (1986-1994) 4.1
- European Community - 10 countries (1981-1985) 4.07
- European Community - 9 countries (1973-1980) 4.07
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 4.06
- European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006) 4.05
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 4.04
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 4.03
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.02