What is milk, total — milk animals in Somalia?

Milk, total — milk animals in Somalia was 14.24 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 21.73 million An in 1988.

What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 10.60 million An in 1961.

How does Somalia rank for milk, total — milk animals?

Somalia ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.

Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Somalia 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.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia

Name: Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Somalia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 14.24 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

14.24 million An

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

17th

of 185 countries

All-time high

21.73 million An

in 1988

All-time low

10.60 million An

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Somalia stood at 14.24 million An.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Somalia peaked at 21.73 million An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.60 million An, in 1961.

That places Somalia 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia, 1961 to 2024.
Year	An	Change
1961	10.60 million An	—
1962	10.91 million An	+3.0%
1963	11.26 million An	+3.2%
1964	11.67 million An	+3.6%
1965	12.10 million An	+3.7%
1966	12.61 million An	+4.2%
1967	13.24 million An	+5.0%
1968	13.82 million An	+4.4%
1969	14.04 million An	+1.6%
1970	14.43 million An	+2.8%
1971	14.37 million An	-0.4%
1972	14.75 million An	+2.6%
1973	14.86 million An	+0.8%
1974	14.05 million An	-5.4%
1975	15.96 million An	+13.5%
1976	15.53 million An	-2.7%
1977	16.70 million An	+7.5%
1978	18.02 million An	+7.9%
1979	17.60 million An	-2.4%
1980	17.66 million An	+0.4%
1981	18.57 million An	+5.1%
1982	19.11 million An	+2.9%
1983	18.74 million An	-2.0%
1984	19.24 million An	+2.7%
1985	19.76 million An	+2.7%
1986	20.12 million An	+1.8%
1987	20.99 million An	+4.3%
1988	21.73 million An	+3.5%
1989	21.60 million An	-0.6%
1990	19.69 million An	-8.9%
1991	16.00 million An	-18.7%
1992	13.19 million An	-17.6%
1993	14.74 million An	+11.7%
1994	16.26 million An	+10.3%
1995	16.86 million An	+3.7%
1996	17.25 million An	+2.4%
1997	17.50 million An	+1.4%
1998	16.78 million An	-4.1%
1999	16.16 million An	-3.7%
2000	16.45 million An	+1.8%
2001	16.76 million An	+1.9%
2002	17.70 million An	+5.6%
2003	16.77 million An	-5.3%
2004	16.89 million An	+0.7%
2005	17.46 million An	+3.4%
2006	16.88 million An	-3.4%
2007	16.92 million An	+0.3%
2008	15.78 million An	-6.7%
2009	15.77 million An	-0.1%
2010	15.94 million An	+1.1%
2011	17.76 million An	+11.4%
2012	17.89 million An	+0.7%
2013	17.79 million An	-0.6%
2014	16.86 million An	-5.2%
2015	16.15 million An	-4.2%
2016	15.98 million An	-1.1%
2017	15.73 million An	-1.5%
2018	15.72 million An	-0.0%
2019	15.79 million An	+0.4%
2020	15.85 million An	+0.3%
2021	15.49 million An	-2.3%
2022	15.13 million An	-2.3%
2023	14.71 million An	-2.7%
2024	14.24 million An	-3.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 14.24 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.36 million An, 4.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Somalia's 14.24 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million An, 14.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.25 million An	10.60 million An	14.04 million An	9
1970s	15.63 million An	14.05 million An	18.02 million An	10
1980s	19.75 million An	17.66 million An	21.73 million An	10
1990s	16.44 million An	13.19 million An	19.69 million An	10
2000s	16.74 million An	15.77 million An	17.70 million An	10
2010s	16.56 million An	15.72 million An	17.89 million An	10
2020s	15.08 million An	14.24 million An	15.85 million An	5

Countries ranked near Somalia

14 Kenya 15.35 million An compare
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,669 An compare
15 Brazil 15.26 million An compare
15 Timor-Leste 36,202 An compare
16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 35,933 An compare
16 Niger 15.06 million An compare
17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,911 An compare
18 Indonesia 13.45 million An compare
18 Polynesia 2,461 An compare
19 Afghanistan 13.03 million An compare
20 Russian Federation 10.56 million An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Somalia

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Somalia →

Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in Somalia?: Milk, total — milk animals in Somalia was 14.24 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 21.73 million An in 1988.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 10.60 million An in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for milk, total — milk animals?: Somalia ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/milk-total-milk-animals/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/milk-total-milk-animals/somalia-fed-rep/">Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Somalia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.