Raw milk of goats — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Raw milk of goats — Production was 1.78 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.78 million t
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
9th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.78 million t
in 2024
All-time low
559,305 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of goats — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, raw milk of goats — production in Eastern Africa stood at 1.78 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of goats — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.78 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 559,305 t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Africa 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of goats — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 559,305 t
1962 570,975 t +2.1%
1963 579,155 t +1.4%
1964 586,557 t +1.3%
1965 604,075 t +3.0%
1966 621,547 t +2.9%
1967 638,820 t +2.8%
1968 650,870 t +1.9%
1969 651,120 t +0.0%
1970 641,922 t -1.4%
1971 622,746 t -3.0%
1972 628,595 t +0.9%
1973 595,264 t -5.3%
1974 570,656 t -4.1%
1975 655,142 t +14.8%
1976 659,590 t +0.7%
1977 723,599 t +9.7%
1978 777,988 t +7.5%
1979 796,375 t +2.4%
1980 792,702 t -0.5%
1981 806,191 t +1.7%
1982 846,447 t +5.0%
1983 853,946 t +0.9%
1984 836,516 t -2.0%
1985 867,121 t +3.7%
1986 888,413 t +2.5%
1987 902,971 t +1.6%
1988 949,160 t +5.1%
1989 926,440 t -2.4%
1990 849,947 t -8.3%
1991 767,176 t -9.7%
1992 663,366 t -13.5%
1993 751,701 t +13.3%
1994 792,438 t +5.4%
1995 774,180 t -2.3%
1996 804,959 t +4.0%
1997 819,108 t +1.8%
1998 807,681 t -1.4%
1999 787,840 t -2.5%
2000 808,359 t +2.6%
2001 780,284 t -3.5%
2002 813,781 t +4.3%
2003 825,609 t +1.5%
2004 857,364 t +3.8%
2005 889,848 t +3.8%
2006 897,059 t +0.8%
2007 906,767 t +1.1%
2008 908,259 t +0.2%
2009 1.04 million t +14.3%
2010 1.08 million t +4.4%
2011 1.09 million t +0.5%
2012 1.55 million t +42.7%
2013 1.57 million t +0.9%
2014 1.59 million t +1.7%
2015 1.59 million t -0.1%
2016 1.59 million t -0.2%
2017 1.63 million t +2.3%
2018 1.70 million t +4.4%
2019 1.74 million t +2.7%
2020 1.74 million t +0.0%
2021 1.68 million t -3.9%
2022 1.72 million t +2.9%
2023 1.75 million t +1.5%
2024 1.78 million t +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 606,936 t 559,305 t 651,120 t 9
1970s 667,188 t 570,656 t 796,375 t 10
1980s 866,991 t 792,702 t 949,160 t 10
1990s 781,840 t 663,366 t 849,947 t 10
2000s 872,561 t 780,284 t 1.04 million t 10
2010s 1.51 million t 1.08 million t 1.74 million t 10
2020s 1.73 million t 1.68 million t 1.78 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 6 France 703,230 t compare
  2. 7 South Sudan 500,372 t compare
  3. 8 Spain 470,220 t compare
  4. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 463,880 t compare
  5. 10 Niger 449,182 t compare
  6. 11 Somalia 375,202 t compare
  7. 12 Indonesia 362,612 t compare
  8. 12 Timor-Leste 5,179 t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of goats — production in Eastern Africa?
Raw milk of goats — production in Eastern Africa was 1.78 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of goats — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of goats — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 559,305 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for raw milk of goats — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of goats — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of goats — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 7,900 data points, 1961–2024
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