Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 1.98 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.98 million An
Change on year
up 25.5%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
2.39 million An
in 2022
All-time low
313,200 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1.98 million An for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.39 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 313,200 An, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 313,200 An
1962 318,000 An +1.5%
1963 350,000 An +10.1%
1964 354,000 An +1.1%
1965 370,200 An +4.6%
1966 364,000 An -1.7%
1967 378,000 An +3.8%
1968 387,000 An +2.4%
1969 399,863 An +3.3%
1970 417,729 An +4.5%
1971 447,736 An +7.2%
1972 473,084 An +5.7%
1973 568,227 An +20.1%
1974 618,024 An +8.8%
1975 672,027 An +8.7%
1976 710,647 An +5.7%
1977 762,500 An +7.3%
1978 801,200 An +5.1%
1979 823,700 An +2.8%
1980 908,500 An +10.3%
1981 913,300 An +0.5%
1982 883,000 An -3.3%
1983 940,600 An +6.5%
1984 971,115 An +3.2%
1985 971,432 An +0.0%
1986 988,958 An +1.8%
1987 1.03 million An +4.1%
1988 1.05 million An +1.8%
1989 1.03 million An -1.5%
1990 1.04 million An +0.6%
1991 1.04 million An +0.4%
1992 1.05 million An +0.7%
1993 1.06 million An +0.8%
1994 1.12 million An +5.8%
1995 1.15 million An +3.1%
1996 1.17 million An +1.3%
1997 1.21 million An +3.4%
1998 1.24 million An +2.1%
1999 1.26 million An +1.9%
2000 1.28 million An +1.9%
2001 1.32 million An +2.8%
2002 1.35 million An +2.5%
2003 1.39 million An +2.9%
2004 1.43 million An +2.8%
2005 1.49 million An +4.0%
2006 1.55 million An +3.9%
2007 1.76 million An +13.6%
2008 1.85 million An +5.3%
2009 1.86 million An +0.5%
2010 1.93 million An +4.0%
2011 1.99 million An +3.1%
2012 1.99 million An -0.3%
2013 2.06 million An +3.8%
2014 2.07 million An +0.3%
2015 2.11 million An +1.9%
2016 2.16 million An +2.4%
2017 2.36 million An +9.5%
2018 2.18 million An -7.7%
2019 2.22 million An +1.9%
2020 2.31 million An +4.1%
2021 2.36 million An +1.8%
2022 2.39 million An +1.7%
2023 1.58 million An -33.9%
2024 1.98 million An +25.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 359,363 An 313,200 An 399,863 An 9
1970s 629,487 An 417,729 An 823,700 An 10
1980s 968,798 An 883,000 An 1.05 million An 10
1990s 1.13 million An 1.04 million An 1.26 million An 10
2000s 1.53 million An 1.28 million An 1.86 million An 10
2010s 2.11 million An 1.93 million An 2.36 million An 10
2020s 2.13 million An 1.58 million An 2.39 million An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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
  6. 5 Nepal 1.25 million 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.98 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 million An in 2022.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 313,200 An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.