Milk, Total — Milk Animals in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 1.74 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in United Arab Emirates is 1.74 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.87 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 174,850 An, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 59th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,850 An | — |
| 1962 | 177,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 178,100 An | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 180,300 An | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 183,150 An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 184,150 An | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 196,250 An | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 219,350 An | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 235,550 An | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 262,700 An | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 281,000 An | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 296,500 An | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 300,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 300,300 An | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 285,500 An | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 216,600 An | -24.1% |
| 1977 | 252,653 An | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 331,041 An | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 337,500 An | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 368,407 An | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 387,543 An | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 394,800 An | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 426,300 An | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 382,350 An | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 402,426 An | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 383,256 An | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 407,557 An | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 436,365 An | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 487,694 An | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 521,839 An | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 558,361 An | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 594,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 633,000 An | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 684,021 An | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 742,432 An | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 783,135 An | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 835,738 An | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 905,215 An | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 970,767 An | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million An | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million An | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million An | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million An | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 858,827 An | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 873,046 An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 894,923 An | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 934,621 An | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million An | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 986,165 An | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million An | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million An | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million An | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million An | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million An | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million An | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million An | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million An | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million An | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million An | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million An | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.74 million An | +1.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.74 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 5.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.74 million An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.22 million An, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -27.5% | 1.19 million An | 858,827 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192,078 An | 174,850 An | 235,550 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 286,379 An | 216,600 An | 337,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 407,670 An | 368,407 An | 487,694 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 722,851 An | 521,839 An | 970,767 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million An | 858,827 An | 1.20 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million An | 986,165 An | 1.79 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million An | 1.72 million An | 1.87 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 56 Guinea 1.85 million An compare
- 57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.84 million An compare
- 58 Albania 1.75 million An compare
- 60 Ukraine 1.71 million An compare
- 61 Tajikistan 1.71 million An compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 1.66 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0086 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0347 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in United Arab Emirates?
- Milk, total — milk animals in United Arab Emirates was 1.74 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,850 An in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.