Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Brazil
Brazil: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 15.13 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Brazil stood at 15.13 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Brazil peaked at 23.23 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.40 million An, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 6th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Brazil, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.40 million An | — |
| 1962 | 7.62 million An | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 7.91 million An | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 7.99 million An | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 8.42 million An | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 9.05 million An | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 9.00 million An | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.99 million An | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.27 million An | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 9.52 million An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 9.88 million An | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 10.02 million An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 9.75 million An | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 10.84 million An | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 12.29 million An | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 12.85 million An | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 14.14 million An | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 14.15 million An | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.90 million An | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 16.51 million An | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 16.49 million An | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 16.39 million An | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.28 million An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.74 million An | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.00 million An | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 17.60 million An | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 17.77 million An | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.05 million An | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 18.67 million An | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 19.07 million An | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 19.96 million An | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 20.48 million An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 20.02 million An | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 20.07 million An | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.58 million An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 16.27 million An | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 17.05 million An | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 17.28 million An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.40 million An | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.89 million An | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 18.19 million An | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 19.01 million An | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 19.26 million An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 20.02 million An | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 20.63 million An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.94 million An | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 21.12 million An | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.59 million An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.44 million An | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.92 million An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.23 million An | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.80 million An | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.95 million An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.03 million An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.11 million An | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 19.56 million An | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 16.85 million An | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 16.35 million An | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 16.31 million An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.95 million An | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.89 million An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.68 million An | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.56 million An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.13 million An | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.40 million An | 7.40 million An | 9.27 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.83 million An | 9.52 million An | 14.90 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.15 million An | 16.28 million An | 18.67 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.82 million An | 16.27 million An | 20.58 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.11 million An | 17.89 million An | 22.44 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.51 million An | 16.31 million An | 23.23 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.64 million An | 15.13 million An | 15.95 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 3 Pakistan 16.98 million An compare
- 4 China 15.21 million An compare
- 4 Türkiye 6.22 million An compare
- 5 China, mainland 15.14 million An compare
- 7 Sudan (former) 14.76 million An compare
- 8 Ethiopia 12.80 million An compare
- 9 Bangladesh 8.75 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Brazil?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Brazil was 15.13 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 million An in 2011.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.40 million An in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — 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.