Per capita milk consumption in Cambodia
Cambodia: Per capita milk consumption was 9.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita milk consumption in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 9.68 for per capita milk consumption in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 134.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita milk consumption in Cambodia peaked at 13.3 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 1991.
That places Cambodia 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita milk consumption in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.75 | — |
| 1962 | 4.2 | +11.9% |
| 1963 | 4.28 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.84 | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 3.83 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.26 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 4.99 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 4.8 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 5.72 | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 4.3 | -24.7% |
| 1971 | 7.44 | +72.8% |
| 1972 | 5.3 | -28.8% |
| 1973 | 6.12 | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 4.75 | -22.3% |
| 1975 | 3.13 | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 3.28 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 3.13 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 2.79 | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 13.3 | +376.0% |
| 1980 | 8.71 | -34.5% |
| 1981 | 5.73 | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 2.73 | -52.3% |
| 1983 | 2.8 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.67 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.56 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.49 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.91 | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 2.37 | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 2.58 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 2.37 | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 3.32 | +51.2% |
| 1993 | 4.05 | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 5.25 | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 5.39 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.14 | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 2.97 | -28.1% |
| 1998 | 2.81 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.87 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.86 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.95 | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 2.88 | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 4.71 | +113.7% |
| 2006 | 7.06 | +49.8% |
| 2007 | 5.63 | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 4.24 | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 4.55 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 3.72 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.13 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.52 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 4.23 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.45 | +76.1% |
| 2017 | 9.23 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 10.46 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 5.26 | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 7.02 | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 8.91 | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 9.68 | +0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 9.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.49, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 9.68 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.08, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita milk consumption in Cambodia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +376.0% | 2.79 | 13.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.41 | 3.75 | 5.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.36 | 2.79 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 | 2.37 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 | 2.2 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 | 2.2 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 | 2.87 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 | 7.02 | 9.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 174 Laos 10.15 compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 10.05 compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 9.92 compare
- 178 Myanmar 8.82 compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 8.75 compare
- 180 Zambia 8.1 compare
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.89 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2677 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita milk consumption in Cambodia?
- Per capita milk consumption in Cambodia was 9.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita milk consumption recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita milk consumption recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for per capita milk consumption?
- Cambodia ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita milk consumption rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita milk consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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