Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Western Africa

Western Africa: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 78.95 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
78.95 million An
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
101.08 million An
in 2011
All-time low
10.61 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922024

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
  2. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  3. 9 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
  4. 10 South Sudan 22.62 million An compare
  5. 11 Bangladesh 20.14 million An compare
  6. 12 Mongolia 18.72 million An compare
  7. 13 Ethiopia 18.00 million An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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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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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.