Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 2.54 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.54 million An
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
5th
of 17 regions
All-time high
2.54 million An
in 2024
All-time low
709,510 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Middle Africa is 2.54 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Middle Africa peaked at 2.54 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 709,510 An, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 709,510 An
1962 725,535 An +2.3%
1963 744,340 An +2.6%
1964 754,250 An +1.3%
1965 763,740 An +1.3%
1966 781,250 An +2.3%
1967 800,610 An +2.5%
1968 817,960 An +2.2%
1969 818,200 An +0.0%
1970 860,220 An +5.1%
1971 871,875 An +1.4%
1972 878,245 An +0.7%
1973 836,310 An -4.8%
1974 743,870 An -11.1%
1975 785,965 An +5.7%
1976 821,830 An +4.6%
1977 883,865 An +7.5%
1978 917,050 An +3.8%
1979 1.00 million An +9.1%
1980 1.06 million An +5.8%
1981 1.08 million An +2.2%
1982 1.09 million An +1.0%
1983 1.15 million An +4.9%
1984 1.05 million An -8.2%
1985 1.10 million An +5.0%
1986 1.13 million An +2.6%
1987 1.15 million An +1.1%
1988 1.16 million An +1.2%
1989 1.17 million An +1.2%
1990 1.21 million An +2.8%
1991 1.22 million An +1.2%
1992 1.24 million An +1.5%
1993 1.20 million An -3.3%
1994 1.23 million An +2.7%
1995 1.22 million An -0.7%
1996 1.29 million An +6.0%
1997 1.40 million An +7.8%
1998 1.45 million An +3.8%
1999 1.43 million An -1.3%
2000 1.50 million An +5.3%
2001 1.51 million An +0.1%
2002 1.49 million An -1.3%
2003 1.51 million An +1.3%
2004 1.54 million An +2.4%
2005 1.61 million An +4.4%
2006 1.65 million An +2.4%
2007 1.68 million An +2.2%
2008 1.69 million An +0.4%
2009 1.64 million An -3.2%
2010 1.81 million An +10.7%
2011 1.71 million An -5.4%
2012 1.71 million An -0.2%
2013 1.71 million An +0.2%
2014 1.74 million An +1.4%
2015 2.08 million An +19.5%
2016 1.98 million An -4.9%
2017 2.21 million An +12.0%
2018 2.31 million An +4.2%
2019 2.25 million An -2.2%
2020 2.28 million An +1.2%
2021 2.37 million An +3.9%
2022 2.42 million An +2.0%
2023 2.48 million An +2.4%
2024 2.54 million An +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 768,377 An 709,510 An 818,200 An 9
1970s 859,987 An 743,870 An 1.00 million An 10
1980s 1.11 million An 1.05 million An 1.17 million An 10
1990s 1.29 million An 1.20 million An 1.45 million An 10
2000s 1.58 million An 1.49 million An 1.69 million An 10
2010s 1.95 million An 1.71 million An 2.31 million An 10
2020s 2.42 million An 2.28 million An 2.54 million An 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 USSR 41.85 million An compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 16.98 million An compare
  3. 4 China 15.21 million An compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 6.22 million An compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 15.14 million An compare
  6. 6 Brazil 15.13 million An compare
  7. 7 Sudan (former) 14.76 million An compare
  8. 8 Ethiopia 12.80 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 Middle Africa?
Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Middle Africa was 2.54 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.54 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 709,510 An in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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