Milk production, per capita in Australia
Australia: Milk production, per capita was 0.3188 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3188 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.6374 tonnes per person
in 1967
All-time low
0.3176 tonnes per person
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Australia stood at 0.3188 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.6374 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3176 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 23rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5988 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6298 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6282 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6281 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6259 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6243 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6374 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5845 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5856 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6201 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5777 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5538 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5357 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5047 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4821 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4591 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4194 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3942 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4012 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3623 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3577 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.37 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.392 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3943 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3886 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3912 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3822 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3856 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3783 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3819 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3971 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4284 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4677 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4699 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4931 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5057 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5073 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.541 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.57 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5472 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5781 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5237 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5055 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5019 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4933 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4601 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.434 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4328 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4095 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4074 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.417 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4117 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4065 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3984 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4002 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3666 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3721 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3491 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3547 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.353 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3248 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3176 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3188 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3188 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3188 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 tonnes per person, 73.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6158 tonnes per person | 0.5845 tonnes per person | 0.6374 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4948 tonnes per person | 0.3942 tonnes per person | 0.6201 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3803 tonnes per person | 0.3577 tonnes per person | 0.3943 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.457 tonnes per person | 0.3783 tonnes per person | 0.541 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5047 tonnes per person | 0.4328 tonnes per person | 0.5781 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3939 tonnes per person | 0.3491 tonnes per person | 0.417 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3338 tonnes per person | 0.3176 tonnes per person | 0.3547 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 20 Turkmenistan 0.3555 tonnes per person compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 0.3416 tonnes per person compare
- 22 Czechia 0.326 tonnes per person compare
- 24 Cyprus 0.3049 tonnes per person compare
- 25 United States 0.3014 tonnes per person compare
- 26 South Sudan 0.2959 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Australia?
- Milk production, per capita in Australia was 0.3188 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6374 tonnes per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3176 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for milk production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.
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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.