Since 2000, the overall per capita consumption of dairy has increased in the U.S. In 2021, consumption was at about 661 pounds per person. As of 2022, consumption had decreased by about eight pounds per person.
Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022
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Dairy products include fluid milk and cream products, cheese, frozen dairy products, evaporated and condensed milk and dry dairy products.
All per capita consumption figures are calculated using resident population plus the Armed Forces overseas, except fluid milk figures, which are calculated using resident population only.
Figures are computed from unrounded data.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (November 30, 2023). Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2023). Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Per Capita Consumption of Dairy Products in The United States from 2000 to 2022 (in Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Per capita consumption of dairy products in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183717/per-capita-consumption-of-dairy-products-in-the-us-since-2000/
