Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Europe

Europe: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 287,266 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
287,266 An
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
12th
of 17 groups
All-time high
287,266 An
in 2024
All-time low
56,001 An
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Europe stood at 287,266 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Europe peaked at 287,266 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,001 An, in 1987.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 136,341 An
1962 134,117 An -1.6%
1963 121,844 An -9.2%
1964 116,548 An -4.3%
1965 108,590 An -6.8%
1966 98,482 An -9.3%
1967 92,247 An -6.3%
1968 88,176 An -4.4%
1969 83,735 An -5.0%
1970 84,205 An +0.6%
1971 82,036 An -2.6%
1972 76,864 An -6.3%
1973 80,894 An +5.2%
1974 87,733 An +8.5%
1975 91,821 An +4.7%
1976 80,604 An -12.2%
1977 72,969 An -9.5%
1978 69,584 An -4.6%
1979 69,157 An -0.6%
1980 68,751 An -0.6%
1981 76,637 An +11.5%
1982 74,607 An -2.6%
1983 72,658 An -2.6%
1984 70,790 An -2.6%
1985 56,159 An -20.7%
1986 56,472 An +0.6%
1987 56,001 An -0.8%
1988 57,867 An +3.3%
1989 60,975 An +5.4%
1990 74,487 An +22.2%
1991 73,775 An -1.0%
1992 65,632 An -11.0%
1993 77,279 An +17.7%
1994 73,053 An -5.5%
1995 74,830 An +2.4%
1996 114,386 An +52.9%
1997 107,773 An -5.8%
1998 126,394 An +17.3%
1999 136,247 An +7.8%
2000 129,408 An -5.0%
2001 165,913 An +28.2%
2002 164,657 An -0.8%
2003 165,021 An +0.2%
2004 170,726 An +3.5%
2005 158,414 An -7.2%
2006 141,877 An -10.4%
2007 150,988 An +6.4%
2008 192,298 An +27.4%
2009 225,659 An +17.3%
2010 249,755 An +10.7%
2011 242,158 An -3.0%
2012 218,578 An -9.7%
2013 247,254 An +13.1%
2014 244,780 An -1.0%
2015 237,080 An -3.1%
2016 248,107 An +4.7%
2017 258,959 An +4.4%
2018 262,667 An +1.4%
2019 265,233 An +1.0%
2020 272,069 An +2.6%
2021 276,105 An +1.5%
2022 280,447 An +1.6%
2023 279,987 An -0.2%
2024 287,266 An +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 108,898 An 83,735 An 136,341 An 9
1970s 79,587 An 69,157 An 91,821 An 10
1980s 65,092 An 56,001 An 76,637 An 10
1990s 92,386 An 65,632 An 136,247 An 10
2000s 166,496 An 129,408 An 225,659 An 10
2010s 247,457 An 218,578 An 265,233 An 10
2020s 279,175 An 272,069 An 287,266 An 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 9 Italy 249,059 An compare
  2. 10 Myanmar 200,000 An compare
  3. 11 Indonesia 120,000 An compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 111,450 An compare
  5. 13 Iraq 60,463 An compare
  6. 14 Bulgaria 14,841 An compare
  7. 15 Philippines 8,000 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 Europe?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Europe was 287,266 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 287,266 An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 56,001 An in 1987.
How does Europe rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Europe ranks 12th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe 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.