Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Kenya
Kenya: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 15.35 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Kenya stood at 15.35 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Kenya peaked at 15.35 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.32 million An, in 1961.
That places Kenya 14th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.32 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.32 million An | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.32 million An | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.49 million An | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 3.59 million An | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 3.62 million An | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.53 million An | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 3.59 million An | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 3.48 million An | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.65 million An | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 3.81 million An | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 3.88 million An | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.79 million An | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 3.56 million An | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 3.76 million An | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 3.73 million An | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.24 million An | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 4.73 million An | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 5.02 million An | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 4.83 million An | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.81 million An | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.44 million An | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 5.89 million An | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 5.92 million An | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.30 million An | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 7.00 million An | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 7.33 million An | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 8.38 million An | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 8.96 million An | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 9.07 million An | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.79 million An | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 8.73 million An | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.52 million An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.52 million An | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.62 million An | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.85 million An | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 8.68 million An | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 8.63 million An | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.58 million An | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.62 million An | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.39 million An | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 7.82 million An | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.25 million An | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 9.66 million An | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.50 million An | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 10.12 million An | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 11.98 million An | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 10.11 million An | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 13.28 million An | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 11.98 million An | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 12.71 million An | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.11 million An | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 12.48 million An | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.59 million An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.42 million An | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.61 million An | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 12.39 million An | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 12.90 million An | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 14.63 million An | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 15.06 million An | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 14.43 million An | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 13.43 million An | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.52 million An | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 15.35 million An | +5.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 15.35 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 939,711 An, 16.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 15.35 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 15.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.47 million An | 3.32 million An | 3.62 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.02 million An | 3.56 million An | 5.02 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.49 million An | 4.81 million An | 8.96 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.60 million An | 7.85 million An | 9.07 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 million An | 7.39 million An | 13.28 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.78 million An | 11.98 million An | 14.63 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.56 million An | 13.43 million An | 15.35 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Bangladesh 20.14 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,669 An compare
- 15 Brazil 15.26 million An compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 36,202 An compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 35,933 An compare
- 16 Niger 15.06 million An compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,911 An compare
- 17 Somalia 14.24 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Kenya?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Kenya was 15.35 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.35 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 million An in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.