Raw milk of cattle — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 3.81 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Production in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 3.81 million t for raw milk of cattle — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in South Africa peaked at 3.87 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million t, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 36th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.56 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.50 million t | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.42 million t | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.12 million t | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 2.53 million t | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 2.54 million t | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.78 million t | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 2.95 million t | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 2.85 million t | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.91 million t | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.69 million t | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 2.88 million t | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.79 million t | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 2.48 million t | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 2.50 million t | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 2.54 million t | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.53 million t | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.37 million t | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 2.45 million t | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.50 million t | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.55 million t | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.55 million t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.40 million t | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.20 million t | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.30 million t | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 2.35 million t | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.35 million t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.48 million t | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.71 million t | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 2.51 million t | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.44 million t | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.39 million t | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.62 million t | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 2.84 million t | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.64 million t | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.85 million t | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 3.00 million t | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.31 million t | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.67 million t | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 2.51 million t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.59 million t | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.64 million t | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.04 million t | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 2.95 million t | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.99 million t | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.04 million t | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.12 million t | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.11 million t | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.26 million t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.34 million t | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.54 million t | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.55 million t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.64 million t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.75 million t | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.87 million t | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.85 million t | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.83 million t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.76 million t | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.81 million t | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 million t | 2.12 million t | 2.95 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.61 million t | 2.37 million t | 2.91 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 million t | 2.20 million t | 2.55 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million t | 2.39 million t | 3.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million t | 2.31 million t | 3.04 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 million t | 3.11 million t | 3.87 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 million t | 3.76 million t | 3.85 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Belgium 4.70 million t compare
- 34 Yugoslav SFR 4.25 million t compare
- 35 Ethiopia 4.24 million t compare
- 37 Switzerland 3.74 million t compare
- 38 Austria 3.68 million t compare
- 39 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.65 million t compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — production in South Africa?
- Raw milk of cattle — production in South Africa was 3.81 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million t in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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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.