Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Western Africa

Western Africa: Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals was 814,189 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
814,189 An
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
8th
of 14 groups
All-time high
814,189 An
in 2024
All-time low
168,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw milk of camel — milk animals in Western Africa stood at 814,189 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of camel — milk animals in Western Africa peaked at 814,189 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 168,000 An, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 168,000 An
1962 174,000 An +3.6%
1963 182,000 An +4.6%
1964 194,000 An +6.6%
1965 226,000 An +16.5%
1966 248,000 An +9.7%
1967 259,000 An +4.4%
1968 278,000 An +7.3%
1969 287,000 An +3.2%
1970 302,000 An +5.2%
1971 301,000 An -0.3%
1972 283,000 An -6.0%
1973 271,000 An -4.2%
1974 252,000 An -7.0%
1975 266,000 An +5.6%
1976 288,000 An +8.3%
1977 322,000 An +11.8%
1978 335,000 An +4.0%
1979 343,000 An +2.4%
1980 357,000 An +4.1%
1981 365,000 An +2.2%
1982 384,000 An +5.2%
1983 376,000 An -2.1%
1984 344,000 An -8.5%
1985 347,000 An +0.9%
1986 343,000 An -1.2%
1987 350,800 An +2.3%
1988 356,500 An +1.6%
1989 336,100 An -5.7%
1990 349,030 An +3.8%
1991 332,035 An -4.9%
1992 339,271 An +2.2%
1993 347,227 An +2.3%
1994 356,560 An +2.7%
1995 368,510 An +3.4%
1996 379,179 An +2.9%
1997 389,474 An +2.7%
1998 404,167 An +3.8%
1999 426,754 An +5.6%
2000 448,597 An +5.1%
2001 472,047 An +5.2%
2002 499,631 An +5.8%
2003 529,864 An +6.1%
2004 599,732 An +13.2%
2005 671,167 An +11.9%
2006 532,695 An -20.6%
2007 555,672 An +4.3%
2008 575,592 An +3.6%
2009 583,748 An +1.4%
2010 509,889 An -12.7%
2011 516,502 An +1.3%
2012 423,885 An -17.9%
2013 623,645 An +47.1%
2014 664,614 An +6.6%
2015 665,625 An +0.2%
2016 678,006 An +1.9%
2017 732,179 An +8.0%
2018 747,341 An +2.1%
2019 713,934 An -4.5%
2020 771,330 An +8.0%
2021 779,226 An +1.0%
2022 790,793 An +1.5%
2023 801,579 An +1.4%
2024 814,189 An +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 224,000 An 168,000 An 287,000 An 9
1970s 296,300 An 252,000 An 343,000 An 10
1980s 355,940 An 336,100 An 384,000 An 10
1990s 369,221 An 332,035 An 426,754 An 10
2000s 546,874 An 448,597 An 671,167 An 10
2010s 627,562 An 423,885 An 747,341 An 10
2020s 791,423 An 771,330 An 814,189 An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 5 Pakistan 431,000 An compare
  2. 6 United Arab Emirates 353,139 An compare
  3. 7 Chad 297,247 An compare
  4. 8 Saudi Arabia 278,528 An compare
  5. 9 Ethiopia 277,281 An compare
  6. 10 Niger 248,312 An compare
  7. 11 Sudan (former) 240,000 An compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of camel — milk animals in Western Africa?
Raw milk of camel — milk animals in Western Africa was 814,189 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 814,189 An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of camel — milk animals recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 168,000 An in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for raw milk of camel — milk animals?
Western Africa ranks 8th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of camel — milk animals rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa 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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Indicator
Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
51 places, 2,602 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.