Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 268,939 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
268,939 An
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
14th
of 17 groups
All-time high
268,939 An
in 2024
All-time low
40,615 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Southern 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 Southern Europe stood at 268,939 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Southern Europe peaked at 268,939 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40,615 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 40,615 An
1962 49,099 An +20.9%
1963 50,536 An +2.9%
1964 49,061 An -2.9%
1965 46,949 An -4.3%
1966 45,915 An -2.2%
1967 42,571 An -7.3%
1968 42,568 An -0.0%
1969 43,502 An +2.2%
1970 45,537 An +4.7%
1971 44,391 An -2.5%
1972 40,634 An -8.5%
1973 47,507 An +16.9%
1974 54,777 An +15.3%
1975 59,151 An +8.0%
1976 50,045 An -15.4%
1977 44,526 An -11.0%
1978 43,702 An -1.9%
1979 44,830 An +2.6%
1980 47,471 An +5.9%
1981 57,338 An +20.8%
1982 57,182 An -0.3%
1983 56,838 An -0.6%
1984 56,395 An -0.8%
1985 43,551 An -22.8%
1986 45,081 An +3.5%
1987 45,673 An +1.3%
1988 47,062 An +3.0%
1989 50,675 An +7.7%
1990 62,876 An +24.1%
1991 62,163 An -1.1%
1992 52,665 An -15.3%
1993 66,101 An +25.5%
1994 63,384 An -4.1%
1995 67,688 An +6.8%
1996 107,370 An +58.6%
1997 101,080 An -5.9%
1998 120,089 An +18.8%
1999 130,051 An +8.3%
2000 124,050 An -4.6%
2001 161,063 An +29.8%
2002 161,052 An -0.0%
2003 161,094 An +0.0%
2004 166,184 An +3.2%
2005 154,358 An -7.1%
2006 137,130 An -11.2%
2007 146,163 An +6.6%
2008 187,145 An +28.0%
2009 220,348 An +17.7%
2010 244,758 An +11.1%
2011 236,714 An -3.3%
2012 212,239 An -10.3%
2013 241,514 An +13.8%
2014 238,626 An -1.2%
2015 230,741 An -3.3%
2016 241,311 An +4.6%
2017 251,370 An +4.2%
2018 249,057 An -0.9%
2019 250,012 An +0.4%
2020 252,703 An +1.1%
2021 254,138 An +0.6%
2022 257,332 An +1.3%
2023 257,481 An +0.1%
2024 268,939 An +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,646 An 40,615 An 50,536 An 9
1970s 47,510 An 40,634 An 59,151 An 10
1980s 50,727 An 43,551 An 57,338 An 10
1990s 83,347 An 52,665 An 130,051 An 10
2000s 161,859 An 124,050 An 220,348 An 10
2010s 239,634 An 212,239 An 251,370 An 10
2020s 258,119 An 252,703 An 268,939 An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 11 Indonesia 120,000 An compare
  2. 12 Sri Lanka 111,450 An compare
  3. 13 Iraq 60,463 An compare
  4. 14 Bulgaria 14,841 An compare
  5. 15 Philippines 8,000 An compare
  6. 16 Malaysia 4,276 An compare
  7. 17 Greece 2,282 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 Southern Europe?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Southern Europe was 268,939 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 268,939 An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 40,615 An in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.