Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals was 30.67 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.67 million An
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
8th
of 28 groups
All-time high
30.67 million An
in 2024
All-time low
10.51 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Eastern 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 goats — milk animals in Eastern Africa is 30.67 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of goats — milk animals in Eastern Africa peaked at 30.67 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.51 million An, in 1961.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 28 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 goats — Milk Animals in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 10.51 million An
1962 10.71 million An +1.9%
1963 10.86 million An +1.4%
1964 10.97 million An +1.0%
1965 11.29 million An +2.9%
1966 11.59 million An +2.7%
1967 11.90 million An +2.7%
1968 12.11 million An +1.8%
1969 12.07 million An -0.3%
1970 12.19 million An +1.0%
1971 12.07 million An -1.1%
1972 12.19 million An +1.0%
1973 12.23 million An +0.3%
1974 11.76 million An -3.8%
1975 12.89 million An +9.6%
1976 12.79 million An -0.8%
1977 13.64 million An +6.7%
1978 14.69 million An +7.7%
1979 14.61 million An -0.6%
1980 14.71 million An +0.7%
1981 15.16 million An +3.0%
1982 15.89 million An +4.8%
1983 15.49 million An -2.5%
1984 15.55 million An +0.4%
1985 16.26 million An +4.6%
1986 16.52 million An +1.6%
1987 16.88 million An +2.2%
1988 17.43 million An +3.3%
1989 17.42 million An -0.1%
1990 16.55 million An -5.0%
1991 14.53 million An -12.2%
1992 12.55 million An -13.6%
1993 11.82 million An -5.9%
1994 12.39 million An +4.8%
1995 12.57 million An +1.5%
1996 12.59 million An +0.2%
1997 13.09 million An +4.0%
1998 12.87 million An -1.7%
1999 12.49 million An -2.9%
2000 12.68 million An +1.5%
2001 12.52 million An -1.2%
2002 13.22 million An +5.5%
2003 13.23 million An +0.1%
2004 13.80 million An +4.3%
2005 14.23 million An +3.2%
2006 14.39 million An +1.1%
2007 14.59 million An +1.4%
2008 14.55 million An -0.3%
2009 16.84 million An +15.7%
2010 16.68 million An -0.9%
2011 17.60 million An +5.5%
2012 23.90 million An +35.8%
2013 24.45 million An +2.3%
2014 25.38 million An +3.8%
2015 24.91 million An -1.8%
2016 25.24 million An +1.3%
2017 25.75 million An +2.0%
2018 27.45 million An +6.6%
2019 29.50 million An +7.5%
2020 29.89 million An +1.3%
2021 28.38 million An -5.1%
2022 29.26 million An +3.1%
2023 29.90 million An +2.2%
2024 30.67 million An +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.33 million An 10.51 million An 12.11 million An 9
1970s 12.91 million An 11.76 million An 14.69 million An 10
1980s 16.13 million An 14.71 million An 17.43 million An 10
1990s 13.14 million An 11.82 million An 16.55 million An 10
2000s 14.01 million An 12.52 million An 16.84 million An 10
2010s 24.09 million An 16.68 million An 29.50 million An 10
2020s 29.62 million An 28.38 million An 30.67 million An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 5 Bangladesh 9.49 million An compare
  2. 5 Türkiye 4.88 million An compare
  3. 6 South Sudan 7.68 million An compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 7.57 million An compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 7.39 million An compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1.41 million An compare
  7. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 482,651 An compare
  8. 9 Niger 7.33 million An compare
  9. 10 Mongolia 7.06 million An compare
  10. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 362,623 An compare
  11. 11 Republic of Moldova 101,507 An compare
  12. 11 Somalia 6.21 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of goats — milk animals in Eastern Africa?
Raw milk of goats — milk animals in Eastern Africa was 30.67 million 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 30.67 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.51 million An in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for raw milk of goats — milk animals?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of goats — milk animals rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 goats — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
149 places, 7,657 data points, 1961–2024
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