Japan vs New Zealand: Milk supply per person
Japan
61.63 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
New Zealand
61.81 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
117th
New Zealand rank
116th
Milk supply per person over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 61.81 kilograms per year per capita against 61.63 kilograms per year per capita in Japan, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.93 kilograms per year per capita | 177.66 kilograms per year per capita | 139.73 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 56.34 kilograms per year per capita | 235.51 kilograms per year per capita | 179.17 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 71.33 kilograms per year per capita | 242.91 kilograms per year per capita | 171.58 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 80.87 kilograms per year per capita | 155.91 kilograms per year per capita | 75.04 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 77.08 kilograms per year per capita | 96.44 kilograms per year per capita | 19.36 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 60.96 kilograms per year per capita | 134.64 kilograms per year per capita | 73.68 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 62.06 kilograms per year per capita | 106.64 kilograms per year per capita | 44.58 kilograms per year per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk supply per person, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 61.81 kilograms per year per capita against 61.63 kilograms per year per capita in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in milk supply per person between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.18 kilograms per year per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for milk supply per person?
- Japan ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Milk supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.