Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 86.66 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Northern Africa stood at 86.66 million An.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Northern Africa peaked at 100.08 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.25 million An, in 1963.
Northern Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.02 million An | — |
| 1962 | 14.53 million An | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 14.25 million An | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 14.57 million An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 15.40 million An | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 15.49 million An | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.15 million An | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 16.96 million An | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 17.25 million An | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 17.36 million An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 18.00 million An | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 18.30 million An | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 18.59 million An | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 19.27 million An | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 19.83 million An | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 21.32 million An | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 22.66 million An | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 24.09 million An | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 25.25 million An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 28.60 million An | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 31.54 million An | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 32.49 million An | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 34.36 million An | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 33.08 million An | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 35.86 million An | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 36.63 million An | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 39.83 million An | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 41.33 million An | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 44.44 million An | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 46.74 million An | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 49.48 million An | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 54.10 million An | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 59.86 million An | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 66.71 million An | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 67.72 million An | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 65.95 million An | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 67.83 million An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 68.76 million An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 72.91 million An | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 76.12 million An | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 78.15 million An | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 79.14 million An | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.70 million An | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 87.06 million An | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 90.14 million An | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 90.76 million An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.18 million An | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 93.52 million An | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 95.61 million An | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 97.95 million An | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 100.08 million An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.19 million An | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 82.74 million An | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 83.57 million An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.74 million An | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 86.54 million An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.29 million An | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.56 million An | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.37 million An | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.20 million An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.09 million An | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.47 million An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.87 million An | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.66 million An | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.51 million An | 14.25 million An | 17.25 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.47 million An | 17.36 million An | 25.25 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.81 million An | 28.60 million An | 44.44 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.01 million An | 46.74 million An | 72.91 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.64 million An | 76.12 million An | 95.61 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.30 million An | 82.74 million An | 100.08 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.06 million An | 85.47 million An | 86.66 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 6 Mali 44.78 million An compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 12.35 million An compare
- 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
- 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.29 million An compare
- 9 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million An compare
- 10 South Sudan 22.62 million An compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.3611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.2048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.5578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Northern Africa?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Northern Africa was 86.66 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.08 million An in 2011.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.25 million An in 1963.
- How does Northern Africa rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Northern Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.