Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Raw milk of buffalo — Production was 147.25 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
147.25 million t
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 18 groups
All-time high
147.25 million t
in 2024
All-time low
15.75 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw milk of buffalo — production in Southern Asia stood at 147.25 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — production in Southern Asia peaked at 147.25 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.75 million t, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of buffalo — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 15.75 million t
1962 16.14 million t +2.5%
1963 16.53 million t +2.4%
1964 16.79 million t +1.6%
1965 17.04 million t +1.5%
1966 17.12 million t +0.4%
1967 16.28 million t -4.9%
1968 17.12 million t +5.2%
1969 17.46 million t +2.0%
1970 17.13 million t -1.9%
1971 18.19 million t +6.2%
1972 18.48 million t +1.6%
1973 18.82 million t +1.8%
1974 19.68 million t +4.6%
1975 20.44 million t +3.9%
1976 21.50 million t +5.2%
1977 22.29 million t +3.7%
1978 22.70 million t +1.8%
1979 23.79 million t +4.8%
1980 24.39 million t +2.5%
1981 26.05 million t +6.8%
1982 27.13 million t +4.2%
1983 29.78 million t +9.8%
1984 31.77 million t +6.7%
1985 33.71 million t +6.1%
1986 35.21 million t +4.4%
1987 35.35 million t +0.4%
1988 36.78 million t +4.0%
1989 39.31 million t +6.9%
1990 40.53 million t +3.1%
1991 40.75 million t +0.5%
1992 42.31 million t +3.8%
1993 44.22 million t +4.5%
1994 46.64 million t +5.5%
1995 50.76 million t +8.8%
1996 53.44 million t +5.3%
1997 55.13 million t +3.2%
1998 57.27 million t +3.9%
1999 59.68 million t +4.2%
2000 61.38 million t +2.8%
2001 63.93 million t +4.1%
2002 65.64 million t +2.7%
2003 67.71 million t +3.2%
2004 70.57 million t +4.2%
2005 73.16 million t +3.7%
2006 75.40 million t +3.1%
2007 78.29 million t +3.8%
2008 80.16 million t +2.4%
2009 86.78 million t +8.2%
2010 90.19 million t +3.9%
2011 94.06 million t +4.3%
2012 97.18 million t +3.3%
2013 100.77 million t +3.7%
2014 107.46 million t +6.6%
2015 110.18 million t +2.5%
2016 114.33 million t +3.8%
2017 120.36 million t +5.3%
2018 126.73 million t +5.3%
2019 132.14 million t +4.3%
2020 132.62 million t +0.4%
2021 138.00 million t +4.1%
2022 142.83 million t +3.5%
2023 144.98 million t +1.5%
2024 147.25 million t +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.69 million t 15.75 million t 17.46 million t 9
1970s 20.30 million t 17.13 million t 23.79 million t 10
1980s 31.95 million t 24.39 million t 39.31 million t 10
1990s 49.07 million t 40.53 million t 59.68 million t 10
2000s 72.30 million t 61.38 million t 86.78 million t 10
2010s 109.34 million t 90.19 million t 132.14 million t 10
2020s 141.14 million t 132.62 million t 147.25 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 India 105.50 million t compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 39.79 million t compare
  3. 3 China 3.17 million t compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 3.17 million t compare
  5. 5 Nepal 1.40 million t compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 58,122 t compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of buffalo — production in Southern Asia?
Raw milk of buffalo — production in Southern Asia was 147.25 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 147.25 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.75 million t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for raw milk of buffalo — production?
Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of buffalo — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.