Milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Milk production, per capita was 0.0266 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0266 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0713 tonnes per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 tonnes per person, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.059 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0548 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0571 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0651 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.066 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.07 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0713 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0266 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0266 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.7% | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0599 tonnes per person | 0.0548 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 0.0713 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0456 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0415 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0271 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Milk production, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0266 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0713 tonnes per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for milk production, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.