Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa

Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 606 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
606 kg/An
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
606 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
431 kg/An
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Africa is 606 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Africa peaked at 606 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 431 kg/An, in 1964.

Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 460 kg/An
1962 455 kg/An -1.1%
1963 447 kg/An -1.8%
1964 431 kg/An -3.6%
1965 447 kg/An +3.7%
1966 445 kg/An -0.4%
1967 453 kg/An +1.8%
1968 460 kg/An +1.5%
1969 450 kg/An -2.2%
1970 445 kg/An -1.1%
1971 441 kg/An -0.9%
1972 452 kg/An +2.5%
1973 451 kg/An -0.2%
1974 439 kg/An -2.7%
1975 444 kg/An +1.1%
1976 450 kg/An +1.4%
1977 446 kg/An -0.9%
1978 440 kg/An -1.3%
1979 449 kg/An +2.0%
1980 448 kg/An -0.2%
1981 446 kg/An -0.4%
1982 452 kg/An +1.3%
1983 456 kg/An +0.9%
1984 445 kg/An -2.4%
1985 450 kg/An +1.1%
1986 441 kg/An -2.0%
1987 448 kg/An +1.6%
1988 454 kg/An +1.3%
1989 456 kg/An +0.4%
1990 452 kg/An -0.9%
1991 471 kg/An +4.2%
1992 471 kg/An +0.0%
1993 469 kg/An -0.4%
1994 462 kg/An -1.5%
1995 480 kg/An +3.9%
1996 484 kg/An +0.8%
1997 491 kg/An +1.4%
1998 483 kg/An -1.6%
1999 507 kg/An +5.0%
2000 483 kg/An -4.7%
2001 496 kg/An +2.7%
2002 555 kg/An +11.9%
2003 531 kg/An -4.3%
2004 519 kg/An -2.3%
2005 551 kg/An +6.2%
2006 528 kg/An -4.2%
2007 509 kg/An -3.6%
2008 519 kg/An +2.0%
2009 488 kg/An -6.0%
2010 523 kg/An +7.2%
2011 514 kg/An -1.7%
2012 531 kg/An +3.3%
2013 519 kg/An -2.3%
2014 511 kg/An -1.5%
2015 510 kg/An -0.2%
2016 516 kg/An +1.2%
2017 520 kg/An +0.8%
2018 519 kg/An -0.2%
2019 552 kg/An +6.4%
2020 559 kg/An +1.3%
2021 589 kg/An +5.4%
2022 598 kg/An +1.5%
2023 589 kg/An -1.5%
2024 606 kg/An +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 449.78 kg/An 431 kg/An 460 kg/An 9
1970s 445.7 kg/An 439 kg/An 452 kg/An 10
1980s 449.6 kg/An 441 kg/An 456 kg/An 10
1990s 477 kg/An 452 kg/An 507 kg/An 10
2000s 517.9 kg/An 483 kg/An 555 kg/An 10
2010s 521.5 kg/An 510 kg/An 552 kg/An 10
2020s 588.2 kg/An 559 kg/An 606 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 22 Greece 8,201 kg/An compare
  2. 23 Poland 8,182 kg/An compare
  3. 24 Slovakia 8,033 kg/An compare
  4. 25 France 7,871 kg/An compare
  5. 26 Cabo Verde 571 kg/An compare
  6. 26 Hungary 7,804 kg/An compare
  7. 27 Palestine, State of 7,697 kg/An compare
  8. 28 Lithuania 7,598 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Africa?
Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Africa was 606 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 606 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 431 kg/An in 1964.
How does Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,348 data points, 1961–2024
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