Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Western Africa
Western Africa: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 78.95 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Western Africa stood at 78.95 million An.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Western Africa peaked at 101.08 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.61 million An, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.61 million An | — |
| 1962 | 10.87 million An | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 11.51 million An | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 12.03 million An | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 12.59 million An | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 13.00 million An | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 13.36 million An | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 13.73 million An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 14.68 million An | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 15.50 million An | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 15.36 million An | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 14.08 million An | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 12.55 million An | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 13.30 million An | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 14.31 million An | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 15.10 million An | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 15.55 million An | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 16.16 million An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 16.50 million An | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 16.93 million An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17.06 million An | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.37 million An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 16.99 million An | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 14.94 million An | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 13.88 million An | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 15.32 million An | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 15.62 million An | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 16.06 million An | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 16.77 million An | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 19.33 million An | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 26.34 million An | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 26.83 million An | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 27.34 million An | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 28.15 million An | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 29.21 million An | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 30.29 million An | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 30.82 million An | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 32.40 million An | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 34.46 million An | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 36.17 million An | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 36.90 million An | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 38.50 million An | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 40.53 million An | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 42.91 million An | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 44.21 million An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 44.61 million An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.43 million An | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 48.51 million An | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 51.15 million An | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 96.21 million An | +88.1% |
| 2011 | 101.08 million An | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 74.53 million An | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 52.57 million An | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 54.69 million An | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.01 million An | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 59.27 million An | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 62.41 million An | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 64.76 million An | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 75.94 million An | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 69.72 million An | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 72.26 million An | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 75.09 million An | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 77.76 million An | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 78.95 million An | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +88.1% | 51.15 million An | 96.21 million An |
| 2013 | -29.5% | 74.53 million An | 52.57 million An |
| 1991 | +36.3% | 19.33 million An | 26.34 million An |
| 2012 | -26.3% | 101.08 million An | 74.53 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.49 million An | 10.61 million An | 14.68 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.84 million An | 12.55 million An | 16.50 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.09 million An | 13.88 million An | 17.37 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.52 million An | 19.33 million An | 34.46 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.09 million An | 36.17 million An | 51.15 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.85 million An | 52.57 million An | 101.08 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.76 million An | 69.72 million An | 78.95 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
- 8 Pakistan 43.14 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
- 12 Mongolia 18.72 million An compare
- 12 Viet Nam 354,787 An compare
- 13 Ethiopia 18.00 million An compare
- 13 Melanesia 56,732 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Western Africa?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Western Africa was 78.95 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101.08 million An in 2011.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.61 million An in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.