Raw milk of cattle — Production in Canada

Canada: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 9.89 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.89 million t
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.89 million t
in 2023
All-time low
7.10 million t
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Canada, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Canada recorded 9.89 million t for raw milk of cattle — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Canada peaked at 9.89 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.10 million t, in 1979.

Canada ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Production in Canada, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 8.33 million t
1962 8.35 million t +0.2%
1963 8.37 million t +0.3%
1964 8.40 million t +0.4%
1965 8.34 million t -0.8%
1966 8.35 million t +0.1%
1967 8.27 million t -0.9%
1968 8.34 million t +0.8%
1969 8.50 million t +1.9%
1970 8.31 million t -2.1%
1971 7.93 million t -4.6%
1972 8.03 million t +1.2%
1973 7.67 million t -4.5%
1974 7.63 million t -0.4%
1975 7.75 million t +1.5%
1976 7.69 million t -0.8%
1977 7.75 million t +0.7%
1978 7.62 million t -1.6%
1979 7.10 million t -6.8%
1980 7.41 million t +4.3%
1981 7.55 million t +1.8%
1982 7.82 million t +3.6%
1983 7.42 million t -5.1%
1984 7.64 million t +3.0%
1985 7.48 million t -2.1%
1986 7.52 million t +0.6%
1987 7.58 million t +0.8%
1988 7.83 million t +3.2%
1989 7.98 million t +2.0%
1990 7.97 million t -0.1%
1991 7.79 million t -2.3%
1992 7.63 million t -2.0%
1993 7.50 million t -1.7%
1994 7.75 million t +3.3%
1995 7.92 million t +2.2%
1996 7.89 million t -0.4%
1997 8.10 million t +2.7%
1998 8.20 million t +1.2%
1999 8.16 million t -0.4%
2000 8.16 million t -0.0%
2001 8.11 million t -0.7%
2002 7.96 million t -1.8%
2003 7.73 million t -2.9%
2004 7.91 million t +2.2%
2005 7.81 million t -1.3%
2006 8.04 million t +3.0%
2007 8.14 million t +1.3%
2008 8.14 million t -0.1%
2009 8.21 million t +0.9%
2010 7.91 million t -3.7%
2011 8.02 million t +1.4%
2012 8.23 million t +2.6%
2013 8.06 million t -2.0%
2014 8.07 million t +0.1%
2015 8.43 million t +4.5%
2016 8.73 million t +3.6%
2017 9.26 million t +6.1%
2018 9.52 million t +2.8%
2019 9.51 million t -0.1%
2020 9.64 million t +1.4%
2021 9.81 million t +1.7%
2022 9.74 million t -0.7%
2023 9.89 million t +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.36 million t 8.27 million t 8.50 million t 9
1970s 7.75 million t 7.10 million t 8.31 million t 10
1980s 7.62 million t 7.41 million t 7.98 million t 10
1990s 7.89 million t 7.50 million t 8.20 million t 10
2000s 8.02 million t 7.73 million t 8.21 million t 10
2010s 8.58 million t 7.91 million t 9.52 million t 10
2020s 9.77 million t 9.64 million t 9.89 million t 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 17 Bangladesh 12.66 million t compare
  2. 18 Uzbekistan 11.94 million t compare
  3. 19 Argentina 11.67 million t compare
  4. 21 Ireland 8.73 million t compare
  5. 22 Australia 8.47 million t compare
  6. 23 Belarus 7.81 million t compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — production in Canada?
Raw milk of cattle — production in Canada was 9.89 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 9.89 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7.10 million t in 1979.
How does Canada rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
Canada ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.