Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Namibia
Namibia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 247,494 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 247,494 An for milk, total — milk animals in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Namibia peaked at 263,721 An in 2016 and was at its lowest, 160,000 An, in 1973.
Namibia ranks 121st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Namibia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 230,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 182,000 An | -20.9% |
| 1963 | 190,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 180,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 180,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 200,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 180,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 180,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 170,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 170,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 165,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 160,000 An | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 160,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 160,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 162,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 164,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 165,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 166,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 165,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 165,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 165,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 165,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 165,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 166,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 167,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 168,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 175,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 180,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 188,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 200,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 197,181 An | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 187,000 An | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 183,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 185,344 An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 179,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 185,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 197,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 206,000 An | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 220,000 An | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 230,000 An | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 210,000 An | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 212,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 210,000 An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 235,000 An | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 215,000 An | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 213,000 An | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 218,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 220,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 220,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 220,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 222,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 223,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 244,707 An | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 237,502 An | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 263,721 An | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 249,260 An | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 241,779 An | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 240,197 An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 221,229 An | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 226,271 An | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 260,574 An | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 254,428 An | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 247,494 An | -2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 247,494 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 939,711 An, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 247,494 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 191,333 An | 180,000 An | 230,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 164,200 An | 160,000 An | 170,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,100 An | 165,000 An | 180,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,752 An | 179,000 An | 206,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,300 An | 210,000 An | 235,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,217 An | 220,000 An | 263,721 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,999 An | 221,229 An | 260,574 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Namibia?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Namibia was 247,494 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 263,721 An in 2016.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,000 An in 1973.
- How does Namibia rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Namibia ranks 121st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.