Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 264.16 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
264.16 million An
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
264.16 million An
in 2024
All-time low
80.88 million An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Southern Asia stood at 264.16 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Southern Asia peaked at 264.16 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.88 million An, in 1963.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 83.01 million An —
1962 81.29 million An -2.1%
1963 80.88 million An -0.5%
1964 81.02 million An +0.2%
1965 81.20 million An +0.2%
1966 85.66 million An +5.5%
1967 84.95 million An -0.8%
1968 88.39 million An +4.0%
1969 89.08 million An +0.8%
1970 87.72 million An -1.5%
1971 89.97 million An +2.6%
1972 92.13 million An +2.4%
1973 91.48 million An -0.7%
1974 95.37 million An +4.3%
1975 98.05 million An +2.8%
1976 103.06 million An +5.1%
1977 107.24 million An +4.1%
1978 109.97 million An +2.5%
1979 114.15 million An +3.8%
1980 114.68 million An +0.5%
1981 119.11 million An +3.9%
1982 119.33 million An +0.2%
1983 123.61 million An +3.6%
1984 127.88 million An +3.5%
1985 128.96 million An +0.9%
1986 133.04 million An +3.2%
1987 133.31 million An +0.2%
1988 135.18 million An +1.4%
1989 141.43 million An +4.6%
1990 153.88 million An +8.8%
1991 148.55 million An -3.5%
1992 146.27 million An -1.5%
1993 150.15 million An +2.7%
1994 154.90 million An +3.2%
1995 156.58 million An +1.1%
1996 162.81 million An +4.0%
1997 166.04 million An +2.0%
1998 170.18 million An +2.5%
1999 179.23 million An +5.3%
2000 172.99 million An -3.5%
2001 171.86 million An -0.7%
2002 173.82 million An +1.1%
2003 170.23 million An -2.1%
2004 171.81 million An +0.9%
2005 178.80 million An +4.1%
2006 176.02 million An -1.6%
2007 183.32 million An +4.2%
2008 181.10 million An -1.2%
2009 186.24 million An +2.8%
2010 194.97 million An +4.7%
2011 196.76 million An +0.9%
2012 199.66 million An +1.5%
2013 200.09 million An +0.2%
2014 203.58 million An +1.7%
2015 211.15 million An +3.7%
2016 217.62 million An +3.1%
2017 221.59 million An +1.8%
2018 227.47 million An +2.7%
2019 231.07 million An +1.6%
2020 234.02 million An +1.3%
2021 244.01 million An +4.3%
2022 250.10 million An +2.5%
2023 256.37 million An +2.5%
2024 264.16 million An +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 83.94 million An 80.88 million An 89.08 million An 9
1970s 98.91 million An 87.72 million An 114.15 million An 10
1980s 127.65 million An 114.68 million An 141.43 million An 10
1990s 158.86 million An 146.27 million An 179.23 million An 10
2000s 176.62 million An 170.23 million An 186.24 million An 10
2010s 210.40 million An 194.97 million An 231.07 million An 10
2020s 249.73 million An 234.02 million An 264.16 million An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 China 68.97 million An compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 68.87 million An compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 30.30 million An compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.17 million An compare
  5. 4 Sudan (former) 67.48 million An compare
  6. 5 Sudan 51.19 million An compare
  7. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 13.96 million An compare
  8. 6 Mali 44.78 million An compare
  9. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 12.35 million An compare
  10. 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
  11. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  12. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.29 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in Southern Asia?
Milk, total — milk animals in Southern Asia was 264.16 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 264.16 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.88 million An in 1963.
How does Southern Asia rank for milk, total — milk animals?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.