Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 228,767 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Saudi Arabia stood at 228,767 An.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Saudi Arabia peaked at 259,000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37,522 An, in 1987.
That places Saudi Arabia 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 93,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 94,500 An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 96,500 An | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 98,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 100,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 102,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 103,500 An | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 105,500 An | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 107,500 An | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 109,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 113,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 116,295 An | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 137,000 An | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 149,000 An | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 159,701 An | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 170,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 175,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 181,668 An | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 142,000 An | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 125,000 An | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 95,637 An | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 86,000 An | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 93,000 An | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 100,000 An | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 115,516 An | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 37,522 An | -67.5% |
| 1988 | 40,259 An | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 43,150 An | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 44,009 An | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 44,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47,636 An | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 48,258 An | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 53,730 An | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 57,366 An | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 58,943 An | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 65,262 An | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 73,359 An | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 77,994 An | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 84,286 An | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 86,895 An | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87,830 An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94,369 An | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 101,293 An | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 105,759 An | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 114,477 An | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 129,333 An | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 147,648 An | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 157,081 An | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 160,493 An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 167,155 An | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 171,671 An | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 250,000 An | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 252,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 254,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 256,600 An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 259,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 183,716 An | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 204,129 An | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 224,541 An | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 231,732 An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 170,000 An | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 234,436 An | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 228,767 An | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,222 An | 91,000 An | 105,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 141,816 An | 107,500 An | 181,668 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,808 An | 37,522 An | 142,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,058 An | 44,009 An | 77,994 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,897 An | 84,286 An | 157,081 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,876 An | 160,493 An | 259,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 217,895 An | 170,000 An | 234,436 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Saudi Arabia?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Saudi Arabia was 228,767 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 259,000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,522 An in 1987.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.