Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 72.86 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
72.86 million An
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
2nd
of 17 groups
All-time high
72.86 million An
in 2024
All-time low
15.24 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 72.86 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 72.86 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.24 million An, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 15.24 million An
1962 15.54 million An +2.0%
1963 15.89 million An +2.2%
1964 16.20 million An +1.9%
1965 16.82 million An +3.8%
1966 17.36 million An +3.2%
1967 17.93 million An +3.3%
1968 18.33 million An +2.2%
1969 18.59 million An +1.4%
1970 18.89 million An +1.6%
1971 18.72 million An -0.9%
1972 18.65 million An -0.4%
1973 18.84 million An +1.0%
1974 18.87 million An +0.2%
1975 19.33 million An +2.4%
1976 19.80 million An +2.4%
1977 20.37 million An +2.9%
1978 21.99 million An +7.9%
1979 22.66 million An +3.0%
1980 23.24 million An +2.6%
1981 24.26 million An +4.4%
1982 24.66 million An +1.6%
1983 25.08 million An +1.7%
1984 23.61 million An -5.9%
1985 24.57 million An +4.1%
1986 25.19 million An +2.5%
1987 24.97 million An -0.9%
1988 25.54 million An +2.3%
1989 26.54 million An +3.9%
1990 27.24 million An +2.6%
1991 27.62 million An +1.4%
1992 28.27 million An +2.3%
1993 29.33 million An +3.8%
1994 31.17 million An +6.3%
1995 31.75 million An +1.9%
1996 34.21 million An +7.7%
1997 35.69 million An +4.3%
1998 37.58 million An +5.3%
1999 39.40 million An +4.8%
2000 40.76 million An +3.5%
2001 42.61 million An +4.5%
2002 44.55 million An +4.6%
2003 48.48 million An +8.8%
2004 50.58 million An +4.3%
2005 51.87 million An +2.6%
2006 53.34 million An +2.8%
2007 56.13 million An +5.2%
2008 60.11 million An +7.1%
2009 62.66 million An +4.3%
2010 63.70 million An +1.7%
2011 63.91 million An +0.3%
2012 65.12 million An +1.9%
2013 65.42 million An +0.5%
2014 66.50 million An +1.6%
2015 67.53 million An +1.6%
2016 67.60 million An +0.1%
2017 68.30 million An +1.0%
2018 69.11 million An +1.2%
2019 71.17 million An +3.0%
2020 71.26 million An +0.1%
2021 71.20 million An -0.1%
2022 71.46 million An +0.4%
2023 72.26 million An +1.1%
2024 72.86 million An +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.88 million An 15.24 million An 18.59 million An 9
1970s 19.81 million An 18.65 million An 22.66 million An 10
1980s 24.77 million An 23.24 million An 26.54 million An 10
1990s 32.23 million An 27.24 million An 39.40 million An 10
2000s 51.11 million An 40.76 million An 62.66 million An 10
2010s 66.84 million An 63.70 million An 71.17 million An 10
2020s 71.81 million An 71.20 million An 72.86 million An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 India 66.80 million An compare
  2. 2 USSR 41.85 million An compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 16.98 million An compare
  4. 4 China 15.21 million An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 6.22 million An compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 15.14 million An compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 72.86 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 72.86 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.24 million An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,349 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.