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Milk production, per capita in Japan

Japan: Milk production, per capita was 0.0593 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0593 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
96th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0691 tonnes per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.0225 tonnes per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024

0.020.030.040.050.060.07196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

In 2024, milk production, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0593 tonnes per person.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0691 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 tonnes per person, in 1961.

Japan ranks 96th 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 Japan, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1961 0.0225 tonnes per person —
1962 0.0257 tonnes per person +14.2%
1963 0.0288 tonnes per person +12.1%
1964 0.0312 tonnes per person +8.2%
1965 0.0329 tonnes per person +5.5%
1966 0.0345 tonnes per person +4.8%
1967 0.0357 tonnes per person +3.5%
1968 0.0398 tonnes per person +11.4%
1969 0.0441 tonnes per person +10.9%
1970 0.046 tonnes per person +4.4%
1971 0.0456 tonnes per person -1.0%
1972 0.0461 tonnes per person +1.0%
1973 0.0452 tonnes per person -2.0%
1974 0.0442 tonnes per person -2.1%
1975 0.0445 tonnes per person +0.6%
1976 0.0467 tonnes per person +4.9%
1977 0.0504 tonnes per person +7.9%
1978 0.0532 tonnes per person +5.7%
1979 0.0558 tonnes per person +4.8%
1980 0.0557 tonnes per person -0.1%
1981 0.0562 tonnes per person +0.9%
1982 0.0569 tonnes per person +1.4%
1983 0.059 tonnes per person +3.6%
1984 0.0594 tonnes per person +0.7%
1985 0.0611 tonnes per person +2.8%
1986 0.0614 tonnes per person +0.5%
1987 0.0601 tonnes per person -2.1%
1988 0.0621 tonnes per person +3.3%
1989 0.0655 tonnes per person +5.5%
1990 0.0663 tonnes per person +1.3%
1991 0.0666 tonnes per person +0.5%
1992 0.0689 tonnes per person +3.5%
1993 0.0691 tonnes per person +0.2%
1994 0.067 tonnes per person -3.0%
1995 0.0668 tonnes per person -0.3%
1996 0.0688 tonnes per person +3.0%
1997 0.0686 tonnes per person -0.4%
1998 0.0678 tonnes per person -1.1%
1999 0.0668 tonnes per person -1.5%
2000 0.067 tonnes per person +0.3%
2001 0.0653 tonnes per person -2.5%
2002 0.0658 tonnes per person +0.8%
2003 0.0658 tonnes per person -0.0%
2004 0.0652 tonnes per person -0.9%
2005 0.0648 tonnes per person -0.5%
2006 0.0637 tonnes per person -1.8%
2007 0.0626 tonnes per person -1.7%
2008 0.0623 tonnes per person -0.4%
2009 0.0618 tonnes per person -0.9%
2010 0.0603 tonnes per person -2.4%
2011 0.0585 tonnes per person -3.0%
2012 0.0598 tonnes per person +2.3%
2013 0.0589 tonnes per person -1.5%
2014 0.0576 tonnes per person -2.2%
2015 0.058 tonnes per person +0.7%
2016 0.0582 tonnes per person +0.2%
2017 0.0573 tonnes per person -1.5%
2018 0.0575 tonnes per person +0.3%
2019 0.0578 tonnes per person +0.5%
2020 0.0589 tonnes per person +2.0%
2021 0.0604 tonnes per person +2.5%
2022 0.0609 tonnes per person +0.8%
2023 0.0586 tonnes per person -3.7%
2024 0.0593 tonnes per person +1.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0593 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 27% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0593 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 tonnes per person, 13.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0328 tonnes per person 0.0225 tonnes per person 0.0441 tonnes per person 9
1970s 0.0478 tonnes per person 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0558 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.0597 tonnes per person 0.0557 tonnes per person 0.0655 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.0677 tonnes per person 0.0663 tonnes per person 0.0691 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.0644 tonnes per person 0.0618 tonnes per person 0.067 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0584 tonnes per person 0.0573 tonnes per person 0.0603 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0596 tonnes per person 0.0586 tonnes per person 0.0609 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 93 Niger 0.0637 tonnes per person compare
  2. 94 South Africa 0.0607 tonnes per person compare
  3. 95 Palestine 0.0603 tonnes per person compare
  4. 97 Bhutan 0.0556 tonnes per person compare
  5. 98 Egypt 0.0529 tonnes per person compare
  6. 99 Afghanistan 0.0527 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production, per capita in Japan?
Milk production, per capita in Japan was 0.0593 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0691 tonnes per person in 1993.
What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 tonnes per person in 1961.
How does Japan rank for milk production, per capita?
Japan ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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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

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  • 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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Indicator
Milk production, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2024
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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.