Milk production, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Milk production, per capita was 0.6699 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Uruguay is 0.6699 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.6896 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2264 tonnes per person, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 8th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3018 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.295 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2979 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2876 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2746 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2742 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2264 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.247 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2747 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2734 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2516 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2576 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.238 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2493 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2595 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2646 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2509 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2572 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2665 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2777 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2801 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2834 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2898 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2871 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3055 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3063 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3238 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3129 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.318 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3112 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3177 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3418 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3531 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3752 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3933 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4061 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4156 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4531 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4546 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4353 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4598 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4499 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4593 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4687 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5075 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5072 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5449 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5152 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5654 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5487 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6375 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6713 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.669 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6847 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6673 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6175 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6228 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6594 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6573 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6682 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6896 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6744 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6427 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6699 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6699 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6699 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 10.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2755 tonnes per person | 0.2264 tonnes per person | 0.3018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2569 tonnes per person | 0.238 tonnes per person | 0.2734 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2985 tonnes per person | 0.2777 tonnes per person | 0.3238 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3822 tonnes per person | 0.3112 tonnes per person | 0.4546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4913 tonnes per person | 0.4353 tonnes per person | 0.5654 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6435 tonnes per person | 0.5487 tonnes per person | 0.6847 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6689 tonnes per person | 0.6427 tonnes per person | 0.6896 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Uruguay?
- Milk production, per capita in Uruguay was 0.6699 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6896 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2264 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for milk production, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.