Milk production, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Milk production, per capita was 0.8234 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8234 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.9209 tonnes per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.5736 tonnes per person
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production, per capita in Netherlands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.8234 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.9209 tonnes per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5736 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Netherlands ranks 5th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5974 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6157 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5867 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5736 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5809 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5814 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5969 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.612 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6146 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6318 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.636 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6716 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.696 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.732 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7479 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7616 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7659 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8153 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8236 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8329 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8527 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8879 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9209 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8861 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8643 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8722 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.799 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7744 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7624 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7508 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7331 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7838 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7163 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7068 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7306 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7091 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6997 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7067 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7004 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6837 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6612 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6826 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6698 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6646 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6807 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.685 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6968 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7051 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7105 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.709 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7098 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7384 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.752 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8549 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.849 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8372 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8616 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8561 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8332 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8465 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8456 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8234 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.8234 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 3.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.8234 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5955 tonnes per person | 0.5736 tonnes per person | 0.6157 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7282 tonnes per person | 0.6318 tonnes per person | 0.8236 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8453 tonnes per person | 0.7624 tonnes per person | 0.9209 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7237 tonnes per person | 0.6997 tonnes per person | 0.7838 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.683 tonnes per person | 0.6612 tonnes per person | 0.7051 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7822 tonnes per person | 0.709 tonnes per person | 0.8616 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.841 tonnes per person | 0.8234 tonnes per person | 0.8561 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Netherlands?
- Milk production, per capita in Netherlands was 0.8234 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9209 tonnes per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Netherlands rank for milk production, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.