Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America

Central America: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 18.07 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.07 million t
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
18.07 million t
in 2023
All-time low
3.10 million t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — production in Central America is 18.07 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Central America peaked at 18.07 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million t, in 1962.

Central America ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 3.14 million t —
1962 3.10 million t -1.2%
1963 3.12 million t +0.6%
1964 3.23 million t +3.6%
1965 3.32 million t +2.8%
1966 4.24 million t +27.8%
1967 4.52 million t +6.4%
1968 4.68 million t +3.6%
1969 4.95 million t +5.8%
1970 5.19 million t +4.8%
1971 5.33 million t +2.7%
1972 6.36 million t +19.4%
1973 6.70 million t +5.3%
1974 7.11 million t +6.3%
1975 7.47 million t +5.0%
1976 7.65 million t +2.4%
1977 7.91 million t +3.4%
1978 8.33 million t +5.4%
1979 8.39 million t +0.8%
1980 8.28 million t -1.3%
1981 8.35 million t +0.8%
1982 8.37 million t +0.2%
1983 8.21 million t -1.9%
1984 8.19 million t -0.2%
1985 8.56 million t +4.4%
1986 8.18 million t -4.4%
1987 7.86 million t -3.9%
1988 7.84 million t -0.3%
1989 7.27 million t -7.2%
1990 7.76 million t +6.8%
1991 8.46 million t +9.0%
1992 8.79 million t +3.9%
1993 9.27 million t +5.5%
1994 9.26 million t -0.1%
1995 9.36 million t +1.1%
1996 9.68 million t +3.4%
1997 10.03 million t +3.6%
1998 10.59 million t +5.7%
1999 11.45 million t +8.1%
2000 12.00 million t +4.9%
2001 12.24 million t +2.0%
2002 12.49 million t +2.1%
2003 12.75 million t +2.1%
2004 12.85 million t +0.7%
2005 12.98 million t +1.1%
2006 13.38 million t +3.1%
2007 14.10 million t +5.3%
2008 14.46 million t +2.6%
2009 14.44 million t -0.1%
2010 14.55 million t +0.8%
2011 14.59 million t +0.3%
2012 14.93 million t +2.3%
2013 15.17 million t +1.6%
2014 15.43 million t +1.7%
2015 15.78 million t +2.3%
2016 16.19 million t +2.6%
2017 16.41 million t +1.3%
2018 16.70 million t +1.8%
2019 16.96 million t +1.5%
2020 17.42 million t +2.7%
2021 17.76 million t +2.0%
2022 17.99 million t +1.3%
2023 18.07 million t +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Raw milk of cattle — Production in Central America 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.

YearChange FromTo
1966 +27.8% 3.32 million t 4.24 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.81 million t 3.10 million t 4.95 million t 9
1970s 7.04 million t 5.19 million t 8.39 million t 10
1980s 8.11 million t 7.27 million t 8.56 million t 10
1990s 9.46 million t 7.76 million t 11.45 million t 10
2000s 13.17 million t 12.00 million t 14.46 million t 10
2010s 15.67 million t 14.55 million t 16.96 million t 10
2020s 17.81 million t 17.42 million t 18.07 million t 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 19 Argentina 11.67 million t compare
  2. 20 Canada 9.89 million t compare
  3. 21 Ireland 8.73 million t compare
  4. 22 Australia 8.47 million t compare
  5. 23 Belarus 7.81 million t compare
  6. 24 Spain 7.56 million t compare
  7. 25 Colombia 7.31 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 Central America?
Raw milk of cattle — production in Central America was 18.07 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 18.07 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million t in 1962.
How does Central America rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
Central America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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