Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 516 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 516 kg/An for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa peaked at 516 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 271 kg/An, in 1967.
Eastern Africa ranks 28th of 30 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 275 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 276 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 273 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 273 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 272 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 274 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 271 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 273 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 274 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 273 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 279 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 283 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 282 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 282 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 284 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 290 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 290 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 291 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 297 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 294 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 290 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 298 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 302 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 302 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 301 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 309 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 318 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 330 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 331 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 327 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 344 kg/An | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 338 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 344 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 328 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 338 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 334 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 334 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 328 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 350 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 347 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 371 kg/An | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 479 kg/An | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 444 kg/An | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 456 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 503 kg/An | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 440 kg/An | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 394 kg/An | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 411 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 372 kg/An | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 416 kg/An | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 393 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 400 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 391 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 377 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 375 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 382 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 380 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 390 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 420 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 428 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 471 kg/An | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 488 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 496 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 516 kg/An | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.1% | 371 kg/An | 479 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273.44 kg/An | 271 kg/An | 276 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.1 kg/An | 273 kg/An | 297 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 307.5 kg/An | 290 kg/An | 331 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.5 kg/An | 327 kg/An | 350 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 421.7 kg/An | 347 kg/An | 503 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 392.4 kg/An | 375 kg/An | 420 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 479.8 kg/An | 428 kg/An | 516 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa?
- Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa was 516 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 516 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 kg/An in 1967.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
- Eastern Africa ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.