Raw milk of sheep — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
What the numbers show
Raw milk of sheep — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 226.46 in Mali; the lowest is 24.71 in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 103.18, and the mean is 102.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 146.9%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 81.4%).
Raw milk of sheep — Gross Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 226.46 | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 221.92 | 2024 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Palestine, State of | 175.86 | 2022 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 152.42 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 145.87 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Burundi | 132.61 | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 7 | Niger | 132.55 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia | 131.88 | 2017 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 131.59 | 2017 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 78.83 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 128.88 | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 128.18 | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Malawi | 126.98 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 125.72 | 2017 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 14 | Chad | 125.45 | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 121.17 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 16 | Yemen | 120.77 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Algeria | 120.64 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 117.87 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 116.11 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 20 | France | 113.54 | 2017 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 112.71 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 112.19 | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 111.88 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 110.29 | 2017 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 109.57 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 108.61 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 107.58 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritania | 107.41 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 29 | Qatar | 107.39 | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 106.7 | 2017 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 106.32 | 2017 | up 29.2% | flat |
| 32 | China | 105.93 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 32 | China, mainland | 105.93 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 105.28 | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 104.12 | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 103.33 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 103.03 | 2017 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 102.95 | 2017 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 102.37 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 40 | Sudan | 101.06 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 41 | Tunisia | 100.79 | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 100.79 | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kuwait | 99.84 | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 99.1 | 2017 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 96.52 | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 46 | Cameroon | 95.91 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 95.14 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 94.95 | 2017 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 94.93 | 2017 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 94.36 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 51 | South Sudan | 91.99 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 90.89 | 2017 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 89.19 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 87.47 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 85.4 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 77.99 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 57 | Somalia | 76.23 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 58 | Montenegro | 75.4 | 2024 | down 29.1% | flat |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74.68 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 71.35 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 69.88 | 2024 | down 33.9% | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 67.79 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 63.71 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 64 | Myanmar | 62.35 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 59.93 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 54.92 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 67 | Ukraine | 52.6 | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 68 | Armenia | 37.38 | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 34.33 | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Mongolia | 27.09 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 24.71 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 145.42
- Syrian Arab Republic 119.43
- Western Europe 120.86
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 118.68
- Republic of Moldova 117.93
- Southern Asia 115.69
- Middle Africa 115.2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 111.97
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 110.31
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 107.88
- Africa 106.64
- Asia 101.78
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 106.08
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 95.14
- Eastern Asia 105.57
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 90.36
- Southern Europe 104.52
- Northern Africa 101.87
- World 101.12
- European Union (27) 99.63
- Western Asia 96.6
- Europe 96.53
- South-Eastern Asia 93.53
- Eastern Africa 90.4
- Americas 87.2
- South America 87.2
- Eastern Europe 66.99
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.