Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Africa

Western Africa: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 240 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
240 kg/An
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
28th
of 29 groups
All-time high
252 kg/An
in 2009
All-time low
212 kg/An
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 240 kg/An for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Western Africa peaked at 252 kg/An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 212 kg/An, in 1974.

Western Africa ranks 28th 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 237 kg/An
1962 237 kg/An +0.0%
1963 238 kg/An +0.4%
1964 237 kg/An -0.4%
1965 236 kg/An -0.4%
1966 236 kg/An +0.0%
1967 235 kg/An -0.4%
1968 235 kg/An +0.0%
1969 235 kg/An +0.0%
1970 234 kg/An -0.4%
1971 230 kg/An -1.7%
1972 219 kg/An -4.8%
1973 214 kg/An -2.3%
1974 212 kg/An -0.9%
1975 220 kg/An +3.8%
1976 223 kg/An +1.4%
1977 224 kg/An +0.4%
1978 228 kg/An +1.8%
1979 228 kg/An +0.0%
1980 227 kg/An -0.4%
1981 226 kg/An -0.4%
1982 226 kg/An +0.0%
1983 234 kg/An +3.5%
1984 230 kg/An -1.7%
1985 230 kg/An +0.0%
1986 231 kg/An +0.4%
1987 228 kg/An -1.3%
1988 228 kg/An +0.0%
1989 228 kg/An +0.0%
1990 216 kg/An -5.3%
1991 241 kg/An +11.6%
1992 242 kg/An +0.4%
1993 240 kg/An -0.8%
1994 244 kg/An +1.7%
1995 241 kg/An -1.2%
1996 237 kg/An -1.7%
1997 235 kg/An -0.8%
1998 233 kg/An -0.9%
1999 232 kg/An -0.4%
2000 229 kg/An -1.3%
2001 227 kg/An -0.9%
2002 229 kg/An +0.9%
2003 224 kg/An -2.2%
2004 223 kg/An -0.4%
2005 225 kg/An +0.9%
2006 245 kg/An +8.9%
2007 248 kg/An +1.2%
2008 251 kg/An +1.2%
2009 252 kg/An +0.4%
2010 245 kg/An -2.8%
2011 241 kg/An -1.6%
2012 239 kg/An -0.8%
2013 235 kg/An -1.7%
2014 244 kg/An +3.8%
2015 247 kg/An +1.2%
2016 245 kg/An -0.8%
2017 244 kg/An -0.4%
2018 238 kg/An -2.5%
2019 237 kg/An -0.4%
2020 238 kg/An +0.4%
2021 237 kg/An -0.4%
2022 236 kg/An -0.4%
2023 239 kg/An +1.3%
2024 240 kg/An +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 236.22 kg/An 235 kg/An 238 kg/An 9
1970s 223.2 kg/An 212 kg/An 234 kg/An 10
1980s 228.8 kg/An 226 kg/An 234 kg/An 10
1990s 236.1 kg/An 216 kg/An 244 kg/An 10
2000s 235.3 kg/An 223 kg/An 252 kg/An 10
2010s 241.5 kg/An 235 kg/An 247 kg/An 10
2020s 238 kg/An 236 kg/An 240 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 25 France 7,871 kg/An compare
  2. 26 Cabo Verde 571 kg/An compare
  3. 26 Hungary 7,804 kg/An compare
  4. 27 Palestine, State of 7,697 kg/An compare
  5. 28 Lithuania 7,598 kg/An compare
  6. 29 Austria 7,504 kg/An compare
  7. 30 Italy 7,475 kg/An compare
  8. 31 China, Taiwan Province of 7,231 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 Western Africa?
Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Western Africa was 240 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 252 kg/An in 2009.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 212 kg/An in 1974.
How does Western Africa rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
Western Africa ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 — 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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