Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 1.25 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.25 million An
Change on year
up 46.8%
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
1.67 million An
in 2022
All-time low
200,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1.25 million An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.67 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 200,000 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 200,000 An
1962 201,000 An +0.5%
1963 229,000 An +13.9%
1964 229,000 An +0.0%
1965 236,000 An +3.1%
1966 226,144 An -4.2%
1967 235,918 An +4.3%
1968 241,096 An +2.2%
1969 245,267 An +1.7%
1970 255,925 An +4.3%
1971 282,512 An +10.4%
1972 318,550 An +12.8%
1973 334,027 An +4.9%
1974 367,646 An +10.1%
1975 412,954 An +12.3%
1976 451,383 An +9.3%
1977 501,490 An +11.1%
1978 535,547 An +6.8%
1979 551,742 An +3.0%
1980 626,625 An +13.6%
1981 627,000 An +0.1%
1982 596,560 An -4.9%
1983 653,600 An +9.6%
1984 687,400 An +5.2%
1985 680,044 An -1.1%
1986 691,277 An +1.7%
1987 725,896 An +5.0%
1988 736,106 An +1.4%
1989 745,440 An +1.3%
1990 747,120 An +0.2%
1991 750,912 An +0.5%
1992 752,678 An +0.2%
1993 756,692 An +0.5%
1994 786,636 An +4.0%
1995 811,821 An +3.2%
1996 821,661 An +1.2%
1997 858,220 An +4.4%
1998 882,736 An +2.9%
1999 897,898 An +1.7%
2000 912,324 An +1.6%
2001 938,289 An +2.8%
2002 960,219 An +2.3%
2003 990,185 An +3.1%
2004 1.02 million An +2.8%
2005 1.05 million An +3.5%
2006 1.09 million An +3.2%
2007 1.13 million An +3.6%
2008 1.16 million An +3.0%
2009 1.21 million An +4.6%
2010 1.26 million An +3.4%
2011 1.30 million An +3.1%
2012 1.33 million An +3.1%
2013 1.37 million An +2.9%
2014 1.35 million An -1.7%
2015 1.35 million An -0.0%
2016 1.36 million An +0.7%
2017 1.51 million An +11.3%
2018 1.54 million An +1.8%
2019 1.56 million An +1.6%
2020 1.64 million An +4.8%
2021 1.63 million An -0.3%
2022 1.67 million An +2.2%
2023 854,406 An -48.8%
2024 1.25 million An +46.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 -48.8% 1.67 million An 854,406 An
2024 +46.8% 854,406 An 1.25 million An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 227,047 An 200,000 An 245,267 An 9
1970s 401,178 An 255,925 An 551,742 An 10
1980s 676,995 An 596,560 An 745,440 An 10
1990s 806,637 An 747,120 An 897,898 An 10
2000s 1.05 million An 912,324 An 1.21 million An 10
2010s 1.39 million An 1.26 million An 1.56 million An 10
2020s 1.41 million An 854,406 An 1.67 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 3 China 6.34 million An compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 6.34 million An compare
  3. 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 415,000 An compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 71,319 An compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 57,487 An compare
  6. 5 Nepal 1.25 million An compare
  7. 6 Egypt 743,000 An compare
  8. 6 Viet Nam 24,787 An compare
  9. 7 Mongolia 700,000 An compare
  10. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 3,292 An compare
  11. 8 Bangladesh 533,400 An compare
  12. 9 Italy 249,059 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.25 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million An in 2022.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.