Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Gabon
Gabon: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 8,183 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 8,183 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Gabon peaked at 10,200 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 310 An, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 157th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 420 An | — |
| 1962 | 495 An | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 420 An | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 450 An | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 540 An | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 600 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 600 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 480 An | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 310 An | -35.4% |
| 1971 | 495 An | +59.7% |
| 1972 | 675 An | +36.4% |
| 1973 | 600 An | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 450 An | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 375 An | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 450 An | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 465 An | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 480 An | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 600 An | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 705 An | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 810 An | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 930 An | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 850 An | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 930 An | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 1,640 An | +76.3% |
| 1986 | 2,780 An | +69.5% |
| 1987 | 3,140 An | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 3,540 An | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 3,400 An | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 An | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 5,100 An | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 5,500 An | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 5,600 An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5,700 An | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7,811 An | +37.0% |
| 1996 | 5,900 An | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 6,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 6,200 An | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6,300 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,517 An | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 7,521 An | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,524 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,369 An | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7,373 An | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,377 An | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7,380 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,400 An | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 9,500 An | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,600 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,800 An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10,100 An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10,200 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10,000 An | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,100 An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,074 An | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 8,053 An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,034 An | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,105 An | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8,133 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,158 An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,183 An | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 8,183 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 569,858 An, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 8,183 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +76.3% | 930 An | 1,640 An |
| 1986 | +69.5% | 1,640 An | 2,780 An |
| 1971 | +59.7% | 310 An | 495 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 511.67 An | 420 An | 600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 490 An | 310 An | 675 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,872 An | 705 An | 3,540 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,811 An | 4,000 An | 7,811 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,046 An | 7,369 An | 9,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,553 An | 8,053 An | 10,200 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,123 An | 8,034 An | 8,183 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Gabon?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Gabon was 8,183 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 10,200 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 310 An in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Gabon ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.