Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals was 278,528 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of camel — milk animals in Saudi Arabia stood at 278,528 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of camel — milk animals in Saudi Arabia peaked at 280,016 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50,000 An, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 54,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 56,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 58,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 60,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 62,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 64,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 66,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 68,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 69,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 70,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 70,605 An | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 58,750 An | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 73,500 An | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 88,250 An | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 100,000 An | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 104,300 An | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 108,600 An | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 115,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 110,900 An | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 106,800 An | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 152,269 An | +42.6% |
| 1984 | 162,148 An | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 154,224 An | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 156,136 An | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 164,400 An | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 161,700 An | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 168,300 An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 171,100 An | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 174,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 175,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 176,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 177,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 178,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 179,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 180,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 175,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 176,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 178,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 179,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 179,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 180,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 200,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 191,000 An | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 200,000 An | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 195,000 An | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 169,000 An | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 161,000 An | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 133,715 An | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 215,000 An | +60.8% |
| 2012 | 216,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 218,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 269,500 An | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 271,996 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 274,514 An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 276,095 An | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 277,468 An | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 280,016 An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 277,860 An | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 278,448 An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 278,775 An | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 278,361 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 278,528 An | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,000 An | 50,000 An | 66,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,100 An | 58,750 An | 108,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,188 An | 106,800 An | 168,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,110 An | 171,100 An | 180,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,200 An | 161,000 An | 200,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,230 An | 133,715 An | 280,016 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,394 An | 277,860 An | 278,775 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of camel — milk animals in Saudi Arabia?
- Raw milk of camel — milk animals in Saudi Arabia was 278,528 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of camel — milk animals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,016 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest raw milk of camel — milk animals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 An in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for raw milk of camel — milk animals?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of camel — milk animals rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.