Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Western Africa

Western Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 13.02 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.02 million An
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
13.02 million An
in 2024
All-time low
2.54 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 Western Africa is 13.02 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Western Africa peaked at 13.02 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million An, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 2.54 million An
1962 2.67 million An +4.7%
1963 2.77 million An +4.0%
1964 2.92 million An +5.4%
1965 3.09 million An +5.7%
1966 3.21 million An +3.9%
1967 3.27 million An +2.0%
1968 3.34 million An +1.9%
1969 3.44 million An +3.0%
1970 3.47 million An +0.9%
1971 3.49 million An +0.6%
1972 3.37 million An -3.5%
1973 3.35 million An -0.7%
1974 3.32 million An -0.8%
1975 3.44 million An +3.7%
1976 3.59 million An +4.3%
1977 3.68 million An +2.6%
1978 3.79 million An +2.8%
1979 3.90 million An +3.1%
1980 4.10 million An +5.1%
1981 4.24 million An +3.4%
1982 4.38 million An +3.2%
1983 4.38 million An +0.0%
1984 4.01 million An -8.3%
1985 3.93 million An -2.0%
1986 4.02 million An +2.2%
1987 4.17 million An +3.8%
1988 4.34 million An +4.0%
1989 4.46 million An +2.8%
1990 4.87 million An +9.2%
1991 5.22 million An +7.2%
1992 5.35 million An +2.3%
1993 5.59 million An +4.6%
1994 5.72 million An +2.3%
1995 5.80 million An +1.4%
1996 6.01 million An +3.6%
1997 5.88 million An -2.2%
1998 6.09 million An +3.7%
1999 6.26 million An +2.8%
2000 6.48 million An +3.5%
2001 6.65 million An +2.7%
2002 6.89 million An +3.6%
2003 7.58 million An +10.0%
2004 8.03 million An +6.0%
2005 8.39 million An +4.5%
2006 8.59 million An +2.4%
2007 9.04 million An +5.2%
2008 9.10 million An +0.7%
2009 9.80 million An +7.7%
2010 9.01 million An -8.0%
2011 9.79 million An +8.6%
2012 10.61 million An +8.4%
2013 10.14 million An -4.5%
2014 10.51 million An +3.6%
2015 10.50 million An -0.0%
2016 10.92 million An +4.0%
2017 11.18 million An +2.3%
2018 11.45 million An +2.4%
2019 11.78 million An +2.9%
2020 11.89 million An +0.9%
2021 12.27 million An +3.2%
2022 12.57 million An +2.4%
2023 12.86 million An +2.3%
2024 13.02 million An +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.03 million An 2.54 million An 3.44 million An 9
1970s 3.54 million An 3.32 million An 3.90 million An 10
1980s 4.20 million An 3.93 million An 4.46 million An 10
1990s 5.68 million An 4.87 million An 6.26 million An 10
2000s 8.06 million An 6.48 million An 9.80 million An 10
2010s 10.59 million An 9.01 million An 11.78 million An 10
2020s 12.52 million An 11.89 million An 13.02 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 10 South Sudan 8.72 million An compare
  2. 10 Viet Nam 330,000 An compare
  3. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 231,447 An compare
  4. 11 Sudan 8.10 million An compare
  5. 12 Republic of Moldova 61,352 An compare
  6. 12 Russian Federation 6.36 million An compare
  7. 13 Australia and New Zealand 5.93 million An compare
  8. 13 Melanesia 55,359 An compare
  9. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,669 An compare
  10. 14 Uzbekistan 5.92 million An compare
  11. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 35,933 An compare
  12. 15 Kenya 4.98 million An compare
  13. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,911 An compare
  14. 16 New Zealand 4.60 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 Western Africa?
Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Western Africa was 13.02 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13.02 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million An in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
Western Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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