Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in China
China: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 15.21 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
China recorded 15.21 million An for raw milk of cattle — milk animals in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in China peaked at 16.21 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 490,418 An, in 1969.
China ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in China, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 506,557 An | — |
| 1962 | 526,918 An | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 537,816 An | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 547,859 An | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 558,861 An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 559,255 An | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 539,663 An | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 509,765 An | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 490,418 An | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 510,776 An | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 546,939 An | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 574,719 An | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 598,536 An | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 643,884 An | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 677,798 An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 710,590 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 725,396 An | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 710,319 An | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 501,647 An | -29.4% |
| 1980 | 673,280 An | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 730,656 An | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 851,593 An | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 987,147 An | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 1.38 million An | +39.4% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million An | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 million An | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 2.24 million An | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 2.31 million An | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.61 million An | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 2.78 million An | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 3.07 million An | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 3.36 million An | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 3.42 million An | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.57 million An | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.90 million An | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 4.24 million An | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 4.53 million An | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 4.66 million An | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.74 million An | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.87 million An | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.95 million An | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 million An | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 6.94 million An | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 8.99 million An | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 11.13 million An | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 12.33 million An | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 12.64 million An | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.39 million An | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.24 million An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.41 million An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.30 million An | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.21 million An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.16 million An | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.56 million An | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.86 million An | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.85 million An | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.75 million An | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.89 million An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.37 million An | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.29 million An | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 14.23 million An | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 15.19 million An | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 16.21 million An | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 15.21 million An | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 530,790 An | 490,418 An | 559,255 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 620,060 An | 501,647 An | 725,396 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million An | 673,280 An | 2.61 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 million An | 2.78 million An | 4.74 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.22 million An | 4.87 million An | 12.64 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 million An | 11.75 million An | 12.56 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.82 million An | 13.29 million An | 16.21 million An | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in China?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in China was 15.21 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.21 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,418 An in 1969.
- How does China rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- China ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.