Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Rwanda
Rwanda: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 1.05 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Rwanda stood at 1.05 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Rwanda peaked at 1.41 million An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 191,600 An, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 76th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 230,600 An | — |
| 1962 | 225,400 An | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 215,500 An | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 207,720 An | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 200,560 An | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 191,600 An | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 224,200 An | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 211,600 An | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 220,800 An | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 256,700 An | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 249,600 An | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 245,800 An | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 291,600 An | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 246,600 An | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 295,800 An | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 320,000 An | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 340,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 355,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 370,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 413,000 An | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 442,000 An | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 487,000 An | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 477,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 470,922 An | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 519,350 An | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 528,622 An | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 514,620 An | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 519,020 An | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 543,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 542,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 549,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 569,700 An | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 580,100 An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 562,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 507,963 An | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 582,000 An | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 583,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 498,508 An | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 573,527 An | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 617,919 An | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 605,110 An | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 699,000 An | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 776,339 An | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 965,930 An | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million An | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million An | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million An | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million An | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million An | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million An | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million An | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million An | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million An | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million An | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million An | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million An | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million An | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million An | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million An | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million An | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million An | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 991,726 An | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million An | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million An | +4.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.05 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.36 million An, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.05 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214,220 An | 191,600 An | 230,600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 297,110 An | 245,800 An | 370,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 491,453 An | 413,000 An | 543,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 554,830 An | 498,508 An | 583,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 960,031 An | 605,110 An | 1.35 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million An | 1.17 million An | 1.41 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million An | 991,726 An | 1.12 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Rwanda?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Rwanda was 1.05 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million An in 2017.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,600 An in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Rwanda ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.