Milk production, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Milk production, per capita was 0.1915 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Portugal is 0.1915 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.2144 tonnes per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0657 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 46th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0657 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0779 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0831 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0809 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0876 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0837 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.083 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0946 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0948 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0942 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1073 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1376 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1451 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1552 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1668 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.184 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1832 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1736 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1785 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.189 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1916 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1938 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1962 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2137 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2141 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2045 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2144 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1992 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2043 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.209 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2008 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2029 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1998 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1919 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1944 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1868 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2076 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1996 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1995 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1984 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2024 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2039 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1946 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1946 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1915 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 87% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1915 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +28.2% | 0.1073 tonnes per person | 0.1376 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0855 tonnes per person | 0.0809 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1113 tonnes per person | 0.0901 tonnes per person | 0.1552 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.187 tonnes per person | 0.1668 tonnes per person | 0.2137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2048 tonnes per person | 0.1985 tonnes per person | 0.2144 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1969 tonnes per person | 0.1868 tonnes per person | 0.2076 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1975 tonnes per person | 0.1915 tonnes per person | 0.2039 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Portugal?
- Milk production, per capita in Portugal was 0.1915 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2144 tonnes per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0657 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for milk production, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.