Milk production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Milk production, per square kilometre was 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.1 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.47 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Australia is 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1981.
Australia ranks 136th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8171 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8806 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8954 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.913 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9278 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9469 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.979 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9137 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9347 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9729 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9331 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9016 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8719 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8386 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7748 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7368 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.758 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7244 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7069 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7413 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7949 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8103 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8103 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8283 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8225 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.844 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8404 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8592 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9035 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9833 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.23 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4094 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.912 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8171 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.979 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8747 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7368 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7787 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.844 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8404 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 133 Bhutan 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mali 0.9131 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 138 Iraq 0.8361 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 139 Yemen 0.8223 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Australia was 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7037 tonnes per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.