Milk production, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Milk production, per capita was 0.2649 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2649 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.5289 tonnes per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2631 tonnes per person, in 2019.
That places Sweden 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5289 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5193 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4973 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4751 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4726 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4531 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4217 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4172 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3991 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3645 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3551 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3686 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3725 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3813 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3867 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3949 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3937 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3985 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4092 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4169 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4202 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4389 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4459 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4552 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4401 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4202 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4013 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3977 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4116 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4099 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3713 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3614 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3845 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3896 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3743 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3685 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3703 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3702 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3724 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3774 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3753 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3668 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3631 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3642 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3553 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3493 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3307 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3285 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3198 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3095 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3058 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3047 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3031 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3066 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2993 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2884 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2801 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2713 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2631 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2678 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2671 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2636 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2675 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2649 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2649 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2649 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4649 tonnes per person | 0.3991 tonnes per person | 0.5289 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3825 tonnes per person | 0.3551 tonnes per person | 0.4092 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4248 tonnes per person | 0.3977 tonnes per person | 0.4552 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3773 tonnes per person | 0.3614 tonnes per person | 0.4099 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.353 tonnes per person | 0.3198 tonnes per person | 0.3774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2932 tonnes per person | 0.2631 tonnes per person | 0.3095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 0.2678 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Sweden?
- Milk production, per capita in Sweden was 0.2649 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5289 tonnes per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2631 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for milk production, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.