Milk production, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Milk production, per capita was 0.0254 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0254 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0418 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 tonnes per person, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 117th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.029 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.026 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +115.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0392 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.036 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.036 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -26.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0254 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 12% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0254 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +115.9% | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person |
| 2023 | +39.1% | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0346 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.0393 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0346 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Guyana?
- Milk production, per capita in Guyana was 0.0254 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0418 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for milk production, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.