Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Rwanda
Rwanda: Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals was 603,778 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 603,778 An for raw milk of goats — milk animals in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of goats — milk animals in Rwanda peaked at 991,376 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93,800 An, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 46th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 115,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 112,500 An | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 114,800 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 103,000 An | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 93,800 An | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 125,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 100,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 110,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 120,300 An | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 127,900 An | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 126,500 An | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 157,100 An | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 125,900 An | -19.9% |
| 1975 | 158,300 An | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 180,000 An | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 200,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 204,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 218,000 An | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 230,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 260,000 An | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 300,000 An | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 290,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 289,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 315,600 An | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 307,800 An | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 316,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 324,300 An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 335,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 334,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 340,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 345,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 347,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 340,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 310,000 An | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 340,000 An | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 350,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 263,532 An | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 290,527 An | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 360,000 An | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 309,386 An | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 400,000 An | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 447,812 An | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 600,000 An | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 640,000 An | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 670,000 An | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 758,610 An | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 874,367 An | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 904,833 An | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 925,367 An | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 747,000 An | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 750,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 931,039 An | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 880,625 An | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 933,040 An | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 903,561 An | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 991,376 An | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 937,806 An | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 804,113 An | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 640,849 An | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 622,524 An | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 567,737 An | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 578,286 An | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 603,778 An | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,900 An | 93,800 An | 125,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 161,800 An | 120,300 An | 218,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 296,830 An | 230,000 An | 335,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 326,006 An | 263,532 An | 350,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 596,501 An | 309,386 An | 904,833 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 880,393 An | 747,000 An | 991,376 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 602,635 An | 567,737 An | 640,849 An | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of goats — milk animals in Rwanda?
- Raw milk of goats — milk animals in Rwanda was 603,778 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 991,376 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,800 An in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for raw milk of goats — milk animals?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of goats — milk animals rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.