Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 20.14 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Bangladesh is 20.14 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Bangladesh peaked at 20.14 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.97 million An, in 1991.
That places Bangladesh 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.27 million An | — |
| 1962 | 6.47 million An | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 6.68 million An | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 7.07 million An | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 7.13 million An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 6.66 million An | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 6.80 million An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 6.95 million An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 7.11 million An | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 7.31 million An | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 7.52 million An | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 7.76 million An | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 8.03 million An | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 8.29 million An | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 8.55 million An | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.16 million An | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 9.43 million An | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 10.00 million An | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 10.50 million An | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 8.43 million An | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 8.62 million An | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 8.73 million An | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 8.89 million An | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 10.19 million An | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 10.84 million An | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 11.40 million An | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 12.01 million An | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 12.65 million An | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 13.25 million An | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 14.05 million An | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 5.97 million An | -57.5% |
| 1992 | 6.21 million An | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 6.49 million An | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 7.30 million An | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 8.03 million An | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 9.53 million An | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 10.15 million An | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 10.54 million An | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.52 million An | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 11.88 million An | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 11.60 million An | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.54 million An | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.43 million An | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.37 million An | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.40 million An | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.50 million An | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.68 million An | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.09 million An | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.28 million An | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.76 million An | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.23 million An | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.05 million An | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.74 million An | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.43 million An | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 15.86 million An | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.58 million An | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.31 million An | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 17.75 million An | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.87 million An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.33 million An | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.11 million An | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 19.86 million An | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.00 million An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.14 million An | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.14 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 939,711 An, 21.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.14 million An is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.01 million An, 4.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -57.5% | 14.05 million An | 5.97 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.79 million An | 6.27 million An | 7.13 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.65 million An | 7.31 million An | 10.50 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.50 million An | 8.43 million An | 13.25 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.98 million An | 5.97 million An | 14.05 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.68 million An | 11.37 million An | 12.28 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.56 million An | 12.76 million An | 17.87 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.49 million An | 18.33 million An | 20.14 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.29 million An compare
- 9 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million An compare
- 10 South Sudan 22.62 million An compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 475,099 An compare
- 12 Mongolia 18.72 million An compare
- 12 Viet Nam 354,787 An compare
- 13 Ethiopia 18.00 million An compare
- 13 Melanesia 56,732 An compare
- 14 Kenya 15.35 million An compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,669 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0546 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Bangladesh?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Bangladesh was 20.14 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 million An in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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About this data
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.