Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Dominica
Dominica: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 7,440 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Dominica stood at 7,440 An.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Dominica peaked at 8,000 An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 490 An, in 1961.
That places Dominica 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Dominica, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 490 An | — |
| 1962 | 500 An | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 500 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 510 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 520 An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 550 An | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 700 An | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 750 An | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 1,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,400 An | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 1,800 An | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 2,100 An | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 2,400 An | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 2,600 An | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2,800 An | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 3,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 3,200 An | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 3,400 An | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 4,000 An | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 4,800 An | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 5,200 An | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 6,550 An | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 6,700 An | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 7,350 An | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 7,150 An | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 7,150 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,800 An | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 7,135 An | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 7,117 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6,700 An | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 7,124 An | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 7,128 An | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,131 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,135 An | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7,138 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,142 An | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,145 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,149 An | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,152 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,156 An | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,750 An | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7,207 An | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7,211 An | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,214 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,900 An | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 7,800 An | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 7,450 An | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 7,454 An | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,443 An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,431 An | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,431 An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,426 An | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,429 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,429 An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,431 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,433 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,437 An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,440 An | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 7,440 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 569,858 An, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 7,440 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 308,424 An, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +40.0% | 1,000 An | 1,400 An |
| 1969 | +33.3% | 750 An | 1,000 An |
| 1976 | +28.6% | 1,400 An | 1,800 An |
| 1967 | +27.3% | 550 An | 700 An |
| 1987 | +26.0% | 5,200 An | 6,550 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 613.33 An | 490 An | 1,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,530 An | 1,000 An | 2,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,700 An | 2,800 An | 7,350 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,057 An | 6,700 An | 7,150 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,126 An | 6,750 An | 7,214 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,576 An | 7,426 An | 8,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,434 An | 7,429 An | 7,440 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0093 % 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 0.123 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0069 % 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 0.1534 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Dominica?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Dominica was 7,440 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 An in 2012.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 An in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Dominica ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.