Milk, Total β€” Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Milk, Total β€” Milk Animals was 257.30 million An in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
257.30 million An
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
7th
of 33 groups
All-time high
260.25 million An
in 2011
All-time low
56.82 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total β€” Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total β€” milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 257.30 million An.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total β€” milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 260.25 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.82 million An, in 1961.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.40 million An 56.82 million An 69.37 million An 9
1970s 74.54 million An 68.20 million An 86.10 million An 10
1980s 96.52 million An 87.77 million An 109.23 million An 10
1990s 131.76 million An 112.85 million An 155.35 million An 10
2000s 178.86 million An 158.08 million An 202.96 million An 10
2010s 237.03 million An 217.52 million An 260.25 million An 10
2020s 251.84 million An 247.20 million An 257.30 million An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 4 Sudan (former) 67.48 million An compare
  2. 5 Sudan 51.19 million An compare
  3. 6 Mali 44.78 million An compare
  4. 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  6. 9 TΓΌrkiye 30.30 million An compare
  7. 10 Algeria 24.14 million An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total β€” milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Milk, total β€” milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 257.30 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total β€” milk animals recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 260.25 million An in 2011.
What is the lowest milk, total β€” milk animals recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 56.82 million An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for milk, total β€” milk animals?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total β€” milk animals rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total β€” Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total β€” 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.