Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Asia

Asia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 452.98 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
452.98 million An
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 18 groups
All-time high
453.91 million An
in 2023
All-time low
145.39 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Asia is 452.98 million An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Asia peaked at 453.91 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 145.39 million An, in 1962.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 148.63 million An —
1962 145.39 million An -2.2%
1963 146.33 million An +0.6%
1964 147.39 million An +0.7%
1965 149.00 million An +1.1%
1966 154.93 million An +4.0%
1967 154.61 million An -0.2%
1968 159.67 million An +3.3%
1969 160.33 million An +0.4%
1970 159.50 million An -0.5%
1971 162.32 million An +1.8%
1972 165.11 million An +1.7%
1973 166.81 million An +1.0%
1974 171.69 million An +2.9%
1975 176.37 million An +2.7%
1976 183.64 million An +4.1%
1977 189.50 million An +3.2%
1978 193.82 million An +2.3%
1979 201.31 million An +3.9%
1980 204.97 million An +1.8%
1981 209.53 million An +2.2%
1982 210.45 million An +0.4%
1983 216.31 million An +2.8%
1984 217.68 million An +0.6%
1985 220.54 million An +1.3%
1986 226.43 million An +2.7%
1987 228.37 million An +0.9%
1988 232.99 million An +2.0%
1989 238.71 million An +2.5%
1990 254.42 million An +6.6%
1991 250.30 million An -1.6%
1992 256.36 million An +2.4%
1993 258.71 million An +0.9%
1994 265.75 million An +2.7%
1995 272.53 million An +2.6%
1996 284.14 million An +4.3%
1997 286.83 million An +0.9%
1998 292.76 million An +2.1%
1999 303.14 million An +3.5%
2000 300.13 million An -1.0%
2001 300.44 million An +0.1%
2002 302.18 million An +0.6%
2003 302.95 million An +0.3%
2004 304.18 million An +0.4%
2005 317.11 million An +4.3%
2006 319.43 million An +0.7%
2007 331.91 million An +3.9%
2008 326.61 million An -1.6%
2009 336.72 million An +3.1%
2010 356.33 million An +5.8%
2011 356.25 million An -0.0%
2012 364.48 million An +2.3%
2013 369.44 million An +1.4%
2014 376.14 million An +1.8%
2015 380.97 million An +1.3%
2016 389.50 million An +2.2%
2017 399.14 million An +2.5%
2018 403.00 million An +1.0%
2019 413.96 million An +2.7%
2020 423.73 million An +2.4%
2021 434.72 million An +2.6%
2022 448.06 million An +3.1%
2023 453.91 million An +1.3%
2024 452.98 million An -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 151.81 million An 145.39 million An 160.33 million An 9
1970s 177.01 million An 159.50 million An 201.31 million An 10
1980s 220.60 million An 204.97 million An 238.71 million An 10
1990s 272.49 million An 250.30 million An 303.14 million An 10
2000s 314.17 million An 300.13 million An 336.72 million An 10
2010s 380.92 million An 356.25 million An 413.96 million An 10
2020s 442.68 million An 423.73 million An 453.91 million An 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 161.00 million An compare
  2. 2 China 68.97 million An compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 68.87 million An compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 30.30 million An compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.17 million An compare
  6. 4 Sudan (former) 67.48 million An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in Asia?
Milk, total — milk animals in Asia was 452.98 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 453.91 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 145.39 million An in 1962.
How does Asia rank for milk, total — milk animals?
Asia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.