Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Asia

Asia: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 76.49 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76.49 million An
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
76.49 million An
in 2024
All-time low
18.50 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Asia, 1961–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Asia is 76.49 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Asia peaked at 76.49 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.50 million An, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 18.50 million An
1962 18.76 million An +1.4%
1963 19.03 million An +1.5%
1964 19.22 million An +1.0%
1965 19.50 million An +1.5%
1966 19.59 million An +0.5%
1967 19.22 million An -1.9%
1968 19.86 million An +3.4%
1969 20.12 million An +1.3%
1970 20.51 million An +2.0%
1971 22.01 million An +7.3%
1972 22.32 million An +1.4%
1973 22.53 million An +0.9%
1974 22.78 million An +1.1%
1975 23.06 million An +1.2%
1976 24.11 million An +4.6%
1977 25.02 million An +3.7%
1978 24.21 million An -3.2%
1979 25.58 million An +5.7%
1980 26.90 million An +5.2%
1981 27.95 million An +3.9%
1982 28.41 million An +1.6%
1983 29.03 million An +2.2%
1984 31.02 million An +6.9%
1985 32.14 million An +3.6%
1986 34.16 million An +6.3%
1987 34.69 million An +1.6%
1988 35.80 million An +3.2%
1989 37.81 million An +5.6%
1990 38.13 million An +0.9%
1991 40.84 million An +7.1%
1992 38.88 million An -4.8%
1993 39.31 million An +1.1%
1994 40.57 million An +3.2%
1995 41.38 million An +2.0%
1996 42.70 million An +3.2%
1997 43.24 million An +1.3%
1998 44.70 million An +3.4%
1999 44.65 million An -0.1%
2000 45.25 million An +1.3%
2001 46.61 million An +3.0%
2002 47.45 million An +1.8%
2003 47.92 million An +1.0%
2004 49.30 million An +2.9%
2005 50.76 million An +3.0%
2006 51.63 million An +1.7%
2007 53.35 million An +3.3%
2008 54.01 million An +1.2%
2009 55.11 million An +2.0%
2010 56.73 million An +2.9%
2011 58.23 million An +2.6%
2012 59.08 million An +1.5%
2013 60.07 million An +1.7%
2014 60.99 million An +1.5%
2015 63.19 million An +3.6%
2016 65.05 million An +2.9%
2017 66.20 million An +1.8%
2018 68.08 million An +2.8%
2019 69.77 million An +2.5%
2020 69.09 million An -1.0%
2021 71.27 million An +3.2%
2022 73.02 million An +2.5%
2023 74.18 million An +1.6%
2024 76.49 million An +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.31 million An 18.50 million An 20.12 million An 9
1970s 23.21 million An 20.51 million An 25.58 million An 10
1980s 31.79 million An 26.90 million An 37.81 million An 10
1990s 41.44 million An 38.13 million An 44.70 million An 10
2000s 50.14 million An 45.25 million An 55.11 million An 10
2010s 62.74 million An 56.73 million An 69.77 million An 10
2020s 72.81 million An 69.09 million An 76.49 million An 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 49.70 million An compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 17.32 million An compare
  3. 3 China 6.34 million An compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 6.34 million An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 71,319 An compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Asia?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Asia was 76.49 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 76.49 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.50 million An in 1961.
How does Asia rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Asia ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 2,419 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.