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Raw milk of cattle — Production in Portugal

Portugal: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 1.96 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.96 million t
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
57th
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.10 million t
in 2002
All-time low
458,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 1.96 million t for raw milk of cattle — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Portugal peaked at 2.10 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 458,000 t, in 1961.

Portugal ranks 57th 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.

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

Year t Change
1961 458,000 t —
1962 476,000 t +3.9%
1963 487,000 t +2.3%
1964 492,000 t +1.0%
1965 512,000 t +4.1%
1966 516,000 t +0.8%
1967 529,000 t +2.5%
1968 582,000 t +10.0%
1969 610,000 t +4.8%
1970 621,000 t +1.8%
1971 591,000 t -4.8%
1972 604,000 t +2.2%
1973 638,000 t +5.6%
1974 653,000 t +2.4%
1975 671,000 t +2.8%
1976 707,000 t +5.4%
1977 674,000 t -4.7%
1978 691,000 t +2.5%
1979 676,510 t -2.1%
1980 757,225 t +11.9%
1981 815,127 t +7.6%
1982 817,156 t +0.2%
1983 821,733 t +0.6%
1984 817,073 t -0.6%
1985 869,240 t +6.4%
1986 954,641 t +9.8%
1987 1.25 million t +31.3%
1988 1.33 million t +5.8%
1989 1.42 million t +7.1%
1990 1.53 million t +7.8%
1991 1.70 million t +10.8%
1992 1.68 million t -0.9%
1993 1.59 million t -5.6%
1994 1.64 million t +3.2%
1995 1.75 million t +6.8%
1996 1.78 million t +2.0%
1997 1.81 million t +1.7%
1998 1.85 million t +2.0%
1999 2.04 million t +10.3%
2000 2.06 million t +1.0%
2001 1.98 million t -3.7%
2002 2.10 million t +6.0%
2003 1.95 million t -7.2%
2004 2.01 million t +3.0%
2005 2.06 million t +2.5%
2006 1.98 million t -3.8%
2007 1.97 million t -0.8%
2008 2.02 million t +2.7%
2009 2.00 million t -1.1%
2010 1.92 million t -4.0%
2011 1.92 million t +0.0%
2012 1.94 million t +1.0%
2013 1.85 million t -4.5%
2014 1.94 million t +5.0%
2015 2.05 million t +5.5%
2016 1.96 million t -4.2%
2017 1.96 million t -0.2%
2018 1.94 million t -1.0%
2019 1.98 million t +1.8%
2020 1.99 million t +0.9%
2021 2.00 million t +0.1%
2022 1.93 million t -3.3%
2023 1.96 million t +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 518,000 t 458,000 t 610,000 t 9
1970s 652,651 t 591,000 t 707,000 t 10
1980s 985,118 t 757,225 t 1.42 million t 10
1990s 1.74 million t 1.53 million t 2.04 million t 10
2000s 2.01 million t 1.95 million t 2.10 million t 10
2010s 1.95 million t 1.85 million t 2.05 million t 10
2020s 1.97 million t 1.93 million t 2.00 million t 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 54 Uruguay 2.18 million t compare
  2. 55 Ecuador 2.18 million t compare
  3. 56 Hungary 2.03 million t compare
  4. 58 Morocco 1.96 million t compare
  5. 59 Afghanistan 1.95 million t compare
  6. 60 Republic of Korea 1.93 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 Portugal?
Raw milk of cattle — production in Portugal was 1.96 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 2.10 million t in 2002.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 458,000 t in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
Portugal ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.