Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Benin
Benin: Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals was 472,416 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of goats — milk animals in Benin is 472,416 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of goats — milk animals in Benin peaked at 472,416 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62,738 An, in 1961.
That places Benin 52nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Benin, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,738 An | — |
| 1962 | 63,119 An | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 66,350 An | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 75,986 An | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 81,300 An | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 81,600 An | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79,700 An | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 85,900 An | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 82,800 An | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 88,000 An | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 89,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 91,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 96,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 116,000 An | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 117,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 124,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 127,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 131,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 135,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 139,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 144,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 148,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 153,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 157,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 162,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 166,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 139,000 An | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 145,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 150,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 155,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 158,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 168,000 An | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 177,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 180,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 150,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 152,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 153,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 163,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 177,000 An | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 185,000 An | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 187,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 190,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 195,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 202,500 An | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 205,750 An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 211,500 An | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 216,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 220,800 An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 225,700 An | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 235,696 An | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 245,000 An | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 255,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 256,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 253,570 An | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 258,288 An | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 263,104 An | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 267,214 An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 272,401 An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 277,371 An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 375,709 An | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 439,750 An | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 450,379 An | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 461,266 An | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 472,416 An | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,499 An | 62,738 An | 85,900 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,400 An | 88,000 An | 135,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,300 An | 139,000 An | 166,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,300 An | 150,000 An | 180,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 203,925 An | 185,000 An | 225,700 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,364 An | 235,696 An | 277,371 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,904 An | 375,709 An | 472,416 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of goats — milk animals in Benin?
- Raw milk of goats — milk animals in Benin was 472,416 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 472,416 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,738 An in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for raw milk of goats — milk animals?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of goats — milk animals rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of goats — 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.