Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 86.66 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
86.66 million An
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
100.08 million An
in 2011
All-time low
14.25 million An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Mali 44.78 million An compare
  2. 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  4. 9 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
  5. 10 South Sudan 22.62 million An compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 20.14 million An compare
  7. 12 Mongolia 18.72 million An compare

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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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Indicator
Milk, Total — 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.