Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in World

World: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 77.94 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.94 million An
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
1st
of 17 groups
All-time high
77.94 million An
in 2024
All-time low
19.30 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in World, 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 World is 77.94 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 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in World peaked at 77.94 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.30 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 19.30 million An
1962 19.59 million An +1.5%
1963 19.81 million An +1.1%
1964 20.00 million An +1.0%
1965 20.27 million An +1.4%
1966 20.35 million An +0.4%
1967 19.98 million An -1.8%
1968 20.80 million An +4.1%
1969 21.07 million An +1.3%
1970 21.47 million An +1.9%
1971 23.00 million An +7.1%
1972 23.32 million An +1.4%
1973 23.56 million An +1.0%
1974 23.84 million An +1.2%
1975 24.14 million An +1.3%
1976 25.21 million An +4.4%
1977 26.12 million An +3.6%
1978 25.32 million An -3.1%
1979 26.72 million An +5.5%
1980 28.06 million An +5.0%
1981 29.13 million An +3.8%
1982 29.61 million An +1.6%
1983 30.20 million An +2.0%
1984 32.22 million An +6.7%
1985 33.35 million An +3.5%
1986 35.37 million An +6.1%
1987 35.91 million An +1.5%
1988 37.03 million An +3.1%
1989 39.05 million An +5.4%
1990 39.53 million An +1.2%
1991 42.30 million An +7.0%
1992 40.41 million An -4.5%
1993 40.89 million An +1.2%
1994 42.00 million An +2.7%
1995 42.82 million An +1.9%
1996 44.16 million An +3.1%
1997 44.76 million An +1.3%
1998 46.34 million An +3.5%
1999 46.29 million An -0.1%
2000 46.90 million An +1.3%
2001 48.42 million An +3.2%
2002 49.26 million An +1.7%
2003 49.68 million An +0.9%
2004 51.09 million An +2.8%
2005 52.56 million An +2.9%
2006 53.46 million An +1.7%
2007 55.22 million An +3.3%
2008 55.91 million An +1.2%
2009 57.04 million An +2.0%
2010 58.71 million An +2.9%
2011 60.27 million An +2.7%
2012 61.17 million An +1.5%
2013 62.09 million An +1.5%
2014 63.02 million An +1.5%
2015 65.11 million An +3.3%
2016 66.87 million An +2.7%
2017 68.04 million An +1.8%
2018 70.06 million An +3.0%
2019 70.96 million An +1.3%
2020 70.28 million An -1.0%
2021 72.55 million An +3.2%
2022 74.49 million An +2.7%
2023 75.62 million An +1.5%
2024 77.94 million An +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.13 million An 19.30 million An 21.07 million An 9
1970s 24.27 million An 21.47 million An 26.72 million An 10
1980s 32.99 million An 28.06 million An 39.05 million An 10
1990s 42.95 million An 39.53 million An 46.34 million An 10
2000s 51.95 million An 46.90 million An 57.04 million An 10
2010s 64.63 million An 58.71 million An 70.96 million An 10
2020s 74.18 million An 70.28 million An 77.94 million An 5

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in World?
Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in World was 77.94 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 77.94 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 19.30 million An in 1961.
How does World rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
World ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.