Milk production, per capita in Italy
Italy: Milk production, per capita was 0.237 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.237 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.237 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1804 tonnes per person, in 1963.
That places Italy 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2017 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1804 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1863 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.195 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2063 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1976 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1997 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1922 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1862 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1836 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1928 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1885 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1809 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1879 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1927 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1994 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2007 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2032 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2059 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2067 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2078 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2063 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.207 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.204 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2015 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2108 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2105 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2049 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2157 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2229 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2284 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2282 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2336 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2164 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2168 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2149 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2039 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2023 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1954 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2046 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.188 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1861 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1851 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1865 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1824 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.193 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1957 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1901 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2005 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2193 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2227 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2273 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2367 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2368 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2347 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.237 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.237 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.237 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1966 tonnes per person | 0.1804 tonnes per person | 0.2101 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.188 tonnes per person | 0.1809 tonnes per person | 0.1994 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2046 tonnes per person | 0.2007 tonnes per person | 0.2078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2161 tonnes per person | 0.2049 tonnes per person | 0.2284 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2077 tonnes per person | 0.188 tonnes per person | 0.2336 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1961 tonnes per person | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 0.2227 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2345 tonnes per person | 0.2273 tonnes per person | 0.237 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Italy?
- Milk production, per capita in Italy was 0.237 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.237 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1804 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for milk production, per capita?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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)
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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.