Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Pakistan
Pakistan: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 43.14 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 43.14 million An for milk, total — milk animals in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Pakistan peaked at 43.14 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.80 million An, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.80 million An | — |
| 1962 | 5.96 million An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 6.16 million An | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 6.38 million An | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 6.58 million An | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.75 million An | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 6.98 million An | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 7.27 million An | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 7.59 million An | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 7.90 million An | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 8.18 million An | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 8.49 million An | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 8.76 million An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 9.06 million An | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 9.45 million An | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 9.84 million An | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 10.25 million An | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 10.69 million An | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 11.16 million An | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 11.80 million An | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 12.38 million An | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 11.43 million An | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 11.72 million An | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 12.02 million An | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.33 million An | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.18 million An | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 15.55 million An | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 15.55 million An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.95 million An | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 16.37 million An | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 16.80 million An | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 17.24 million An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.70 million An | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 18.17 million An | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 18.67 million An | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 21.35 million An | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 21.97 million An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 22.45 million An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.78 million An | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 23.15 million An | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 22.91 million An | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.91 million An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.52 million An | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.09 million An | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.76 million An | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 24.65 million An | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.42 million An | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 26.22 million An | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 27.05 million An | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 29.53 million An | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 30.43 million An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.35 million An | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 32.26 million An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.24 million An | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.24 million An | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.91 million An | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 34.66 million An | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.76 million An | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 36.89 million An | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 38.06 million An | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 39.27 million An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 40.52 million An | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 41.81 million An | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 43.14 million An | +3.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 43.14 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 939,711 An, 45.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 43.14 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.22 million An, 19.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.61 million An | 5.80 million An | 7.59 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.38 million An | 7.90 million An | 11.16 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.39 million An | 11.43 million An | 15.95 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.35 million An | 16.37 million An | 22.78 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.47 million An | 22.91 million An | 27.05 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.33 million An | 29.53 million An | 36.89 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.56 million An | 38.06 million An | 43.14 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 5 Sudan 51.19 million An compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 13.96 million An compare
- 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 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
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Pakistan?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Pakistan was 43.14 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.14 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.80 million An in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.