Milk production, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Milk production, per capita was 0.2387 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2387 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
36th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.2894 tonnes per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.1748 tonnes per person
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production, per capita in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Argentina is 0.2387 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.2894 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1748 tonnes per person, in 1986.
Argentina ranks 36th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1966 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2039 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1934 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2108 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2023 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1938 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1755 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1993 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2185 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2085 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2078 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2184 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2207 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1988 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1921 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.194 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1894 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1855 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1868 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1924 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1855 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.186 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1748 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2059 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1941 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1842 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2017 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2114 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2316 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2501 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2574 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2607 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2706 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2894 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.272 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2596 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2312 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2133 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2433 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2527 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2648 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2455 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2537 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2571 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2766 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.277 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2654 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2636 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2857 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2415 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2348 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2428 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2368 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2533 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2626 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2562 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2387 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.2387 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0661 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.2387 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2001 tonnes per person | 0.1915 tonnes per person | 0.2108 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2034 tonnes per person | 0.1755 tonnes per person | 0.2207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1909 tonnes per person | 0.1748 tonnes per person | 0.2083 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2349 tonnes per person | 0.1842 tonnes per person | 0.2894 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2491 tonnes per person | 0.2133 tonnes per person | 0.272 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2581 tonnes per person | 0.2348 tonnes per person | 0.2857 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2546 tonnes per person | 0.2387 tonnes per person | 0.2626 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.2526 tonnes per person compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.2505 tonnes per person compare
- 35 Canada 0.2414 tonnes per person compare
- 37 Italy 0.237 tonnes per person compare
- 38 Romania 0.2313 tonnes per person compare
- 39 United Kingdom 0.2301 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Argentina?
- Milk production, per capita in Argentina was 0.2387 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2894 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1748 tonnes per person in 1986.
- How does Argentina rank for milk production, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.