Table 1
Milk production per cow, Canada, 1921 to 2011
Milk production per cow, Canada, 1921 to 2011
| Kilolitres – Milk production | Number – Dairy cows | Kilolitres – Milk per cow |
|---|
| 1921 |
5,236,596 |
3,228,633 |
1.6 |
| 1931 |
6,311,482 |
3,523,001 |
1.8 |
| 1941 |
6,955,603 |
3,626,025 |
1.9 |
| 1951 |
6,469,072 |
2,907,849 |
2.2 |
| 1956 |
7,338,927 |
3,163,663 |
2.3 |
| 1961 |
8,003,001 |
2,989,645 |
2.7 |
| 1966 |
8,013,928 |
2,676,790 |
3.0 |
| 1971 |
7,745,674 |
2,257,445 |
3.4 |
| 1976 |
7,471,214 |
1,993,427 |
3.7 |
| 1981 |
7,328,151 |
1,772,350 |
4.1 |
| 1986 |
7,305,174 |
1,456,463 |
5.0 |
| 1991 |
7,268,742 |
1,315,178 |
5.5 |
| 1996 |
7,172,203 |
1,227,732 |
5.8 |
| 2001 |
7,556,398 |
1,060,965 |
7.1 |
| 2006 |
7,435,149 |
996,024 |
7.5 |
| 2011 |
7,764,331 |
961,726 |
8.1 |
Source(s):
- Milk production: CANSIM tables 003-0011 and M331-342.
- Dairy cows: Census of Agriculture, CANSIM table 004-0004.
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