Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mozambique
Mozambique: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 202,390 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 202,390 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Mozambique peaked at 636,000 An in 1973 and was at its lowest, 148,614 An, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 430,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 480,000 An | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 486,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 508,500 An | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 527,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 543,200 An | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 549,500 An | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 568,700 An | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 585,400 An | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 604,200 An | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 625,300 An | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 607,900 An | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 636,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 628,800 An | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 584,000 An | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 508,000 An | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 519,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 525,900 An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 530,600 An | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 539,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 546,400 An | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 530,500 An | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 513,600 An | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 526,400 An | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 532,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 537,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 543,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 547,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 552,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 558,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 183,200 An | -67.2% |
| 1992 | 148,614 An | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 184,400 An | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 183,300 An | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 184,200 An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 185,300 An | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 186,200 An | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 187,200 An | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 188,100 An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 229,152 An | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 191,000 An | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 229,224 An | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 196,300 An | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 198,500 An | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 201,700 An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 190,700 An | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 188,800 An | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 223,121 An | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 192,002 An | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 192,600 An | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 202,700 An | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 202,400 An | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 207,500 An | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 223,560 An | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 169,200 An | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 189,149 An | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 156,300 An | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 175,672 An | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 168,422 An | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 170,430 An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 178,145 An | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 211,635 An | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 201,995 An | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 202,390 An | +0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 202,390 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.36 million An, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 202,390 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mozambique 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 | -67.2% | 558,000 An | 183,200 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519,867 An | 430,500 An | 585,400 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 577,020 An | 508,000 An | 636,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 536,690 An | 513,600 An | 552,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,851 An | 148,614 An | 558,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,050 An | 188,800 An | 229,224 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,750 An | 156,300 An | 223,560 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,919 An | 170,430 An | 211,635 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Mozambique?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Mozambique was 202,390 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 636,000 An in 1973.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,614 An in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Mozambique ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.