Milk, Total — Production in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Milk, Total — Production was 269,647 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Production in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — production in United Arab Emirates stood at 269,647 t.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production in United Arab Emirates peaked at 285,000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15,235 t, in 1976.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th 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 — Production in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,320 t | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 15,450 t | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 15,500 t | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 15,650 t | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 15,700 t | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 15,350 t | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 16,100 t | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 16,300 t | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 16,950 t | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 17,550 t | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 17,350 t | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 17,550 t | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 17,150 t | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 16,650 t | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 15,235 t | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 17,756 t | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 21,173 t | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 21,450 t | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23,958 t | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 24,722 t | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 25,900 t | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 27,600 t | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 28,614 t | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 30,212 t | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 31,450 t | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 33,900 t | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 36,600 t | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 39,600 t | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 42,371 t | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 45,337 t | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 47,100 t | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 49,795 t | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 55,537 t | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 59,424 t | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 63,584 t | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 68,034 t | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 72,797 t | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 77,382 t | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 82,502 t | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 87,436 t | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 92,288 t | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 97,138 t | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 97,590 t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 107,566 t | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 108,495 t | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 109,448 t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 117,000 t | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 131,200 t | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 106,270 t | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 123,350 t | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 142,350 t | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 140,940 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 170,930 t | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 173,500 t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 180,510 t | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 242,730 t | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 228,890 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 230,190 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 257,100 t | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 285,000 t | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 257,430 t | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 266,510 t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 269,647 t | +1.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 269,647 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.39 million t, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 269,647 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 382,847 t, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,630 t | 15,300 t | 16,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,881 t | 15,235 t | 21,450 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,256 t | 23,958 t | 39,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,136 t | 42,371 t | 77,382 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,066 t | 82,502 t | 131,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,966 t | 106,270 t | 242,730 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,137 t | 257,100 t | 285,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 — production in United Arab Emirates?
- Milk, total — production in United Arab Emirates was 269,647 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 285,000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,235 t in 1976.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for milk, total — production?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 — Production. 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.