Raw milk of camel — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Raw milk of camel — Production was 2.35 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.35 million t
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
5th
of 14 groups
All-time high
2.35 million t
in 2024
All-time low
460,960 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of camel — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of camel — production in Eastern Africa is 2.35 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of camel — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 2.35 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 460,960 t, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of camel — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of camel — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 460,960 t
1962 487,200 t +5.7%
1963 528,820 t +8.5%
1964 571,260 t +8.0%
1965 601,780 t +5.3%
1966 627,312 t +4.2%
1967 672,900 t +7.3%
1968 701,800 t +4.3%
1969 704,080 t +0.3%
1970 854,560 t +21.4%
1971 876,040 t +2.5%
1972 893,940 t +2.0%
1973 895,860 t +0.2%
1974 919,400 t +2.6%
1975 960,500 t +4.5%
1976 998,980 t +4.0%
1977 1.03 million t +3.4%
1978 1.07 million t +3.6%
1979 1.09 million t +1.8%
1980 1.09 million t -0.1%
1981 1.11 million t +1.6%
1982 1.14 million t +3.0%
1983 1.16 million t +2.0%
1984 1.19 million t +2.3%
1985 1.21 million t +1.9%
1986 1.23 million t +1.8%
1987 1.24 million t +0.7%
1988 1.28 million t +3.0%
1989 1.28 million t +0.0%
1990 1.25 million t -1.9%
1991 1.14 million t -9.3%
1992 1.08 million t -5.2%
1993 1.04 million t -3.6%
1994 1.11 million t +6.3%
1995 1.16 million t +5.3%
1996 1.16 million t -0.1%
1997 1.18 million t +1.5%
1998 1.17 million t -0.8%
1999 1.17 million t +0.1%
2000 1.27 million t +8.3%
2001 1.22 million t -4.3%
2002 1.29 million t +6.5%
2003 1.32 million t +2.2%
2004 1.48 million t +11.6%
2005 1.36 million t -7.6%
2006 1.31 million t -3.9%
2007 1.68 million t +27.9%
2008 2.05 million t +22.1%
2009 1.97 million t -3.7%
2010 2.25 million t +14.0%
2011 2.16 million t -3.7%
2012 2.18 million t +0.9%
2013 2.15 million t -1.7%
2014 1.86 million t -13.4%
2015 2.02 million t +8.3%
2016 1.98 million t -1.6%
2017 2.16 million t +8.8%
2018 2.10 million t -2.5%
2019 2.29 million t +8.9%
2020 2.32 million t +1.4%
2021 2.28 million t -2.0%
2022 2.08 million t -8.5%
2023 2.26 million t +8.3%
2024 2.35 million t +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 595,124 t 460,960 t 704,080 t 9
1970s 959,291 t 854,560 t 1.09 million t 10
1980s 1.19 million t 1.09 million t 1.28 million t 10
1990s 1.15 million t 1.04 million t 1.25 million t 10
2000s 1.49 million t 1.22 million t 2.05 million t 10
2010s 2.11 million t 1.86 million t 2.29 million t 10
2020s 2.26 million t 2.08 million t 2.35 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 2 Somalia 999,967 t compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 968,000 t compare
  3. 4 Mali 299,181 t compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia 229,858 t compare
  5. 6 Saudi Arabia 136,204 t compare
  6. 7 Niger 111,170 t compare
  7. 8 United Arab Emirates 90,684 t compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of camel — production in Eastern Africa?
Raw milk of camel — production in Eastern Africa was 2.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of camel — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.35 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of camel — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 460,960 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for raw milk of camel — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of camel — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of camel — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of camel — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
51 places, 2,670 data points, 1961–2024
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