Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Europe

Europe: Raw milk of buffalo — Production was 289,863 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
289,863 t
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
12th
of 18 groups
All-time high
296,056 t
in 2023
All-time low
64,142 t
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 289,863 t for raw milk of buffalo — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — production in Europe peaked at 296,056 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,142 t, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 93,981 t
1962 95,967 t +2.1%
1963 87,730 t -8.6%
1964 84,870 t -3.3%
1965 79,698 t -6.1%
1966 78,793 t -1.1%
1967 69,449 t -11.9%
1968 70,791 t +1.9%
1969 76,806 t +8.5%
1970 72,281 t -5.9%
1971 78,716 t +8.9%
1972 88,985 t +13.0%
1973 89,779 t +0.9%
1974 98,880 t +10.1%
1975 92,437 t -6.5%
1976 86,150 t -6.8%
1977 89,389 t +3.8%
1978 88,798 t -0.7%
1979 94,869 t +6.8%
1980 96,759 t +2.0%
1981 95,247 t -1.6%
1982 96,579 t +1.4%
1983 94,469 t -2.2%
1984 94,836 t +0.4%
1985 96,767 t +2.0%
1986 96,238 t -0.5%
1987 94,876 t -1.4%
1988 98,169 t +3.5%
1989 115,607 t +17.8%
1990 64,142 t -44.5%
1991 64,953 t +1.3%
1992 70,654 t +8.8%
1993 86,642 t +22.6%
1994 93,839 t +8.3%
1995 92,826 t -1.1%
1996 139,018 t +49.8%
1997 159,352 t +14.6%
1998 166,894 t +4.7%
1999 144,008 t -13.7%
2000 144,343 t +0.2%
2001 159,158 t +10.3%
2002 151,709 t -4.7%
2003 177,208 t +16.8%
2004 190,248 t +7.4%
2005 222,314 t +16.9%
2006 228,333 t +2.7%
2007 242,216 t +6.1%
2008 224,125 t -7.5%
2009 182,013 t -18.8%
2010 185,514 t +1.9%
2011 201,575 t +8.7%
2012 200,938 t -0.3%
2013 204,087 t +1.6%
2014 203,659 t -0.2%
2015 205,283 t +0.8%
2016 211,684 t +3.1%
2017 222,239 t +5.0%
2018 273,953 t +23.3%
2019 279,963 t +2.2%
2020 289,950 t +3.6%
2021 293,030 t +1.1%
2022 289,780 t -1.1%
2023 296,056 t +2.2%
2024 289,863 t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82,009 t 69,449 t 95,967 t 9
1970s 88,028 t 72,281 t 98,880 t 10
1980s 97,955 t 94,469 t 115,607 t 10
1990s 108,233 t 64,142 t 166,894 t 10
2000s 192,167 t 144,343 t 242,216 t 10
2010s 218,890 t 185,514 t 279,963 t 10
2020s 291,736 t 289,780 t 296,056 t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 9 Italy 254,130 t compare
  2. 10 Sri Lanka 91,705 t compare
  3. 11 Indonesia 90,000 t compare
  4. 12 Iraq 40,921 t compare
  5. 13 Mongolia 22,059 t compare
  6. 14 Bulgaria 15,940 t compare
  7. 15 Romania 15,100 t compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of buffalo — production in Europe?
Raw milk of buffalo — production in Europe was 289,863 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 296,056 t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 64,142 t in 1990.
How does Europe rank for raw milk of buffalo — production?
Europe ranks 12th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of buffalo — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
66 places, 2,587 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.