Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in China
China: Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 46.15 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of sheep — milk animals in China is 46.15 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in China peaked at 49.50 million An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.00 million An, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in China, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.00 million An | — |
| 1962 | 12.10 million An | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 12.20 million An | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 12.40 million An | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 12.60 million An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 13.00 million An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 13.20 million An | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 13.50 million An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.70 million An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 14.00 million An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 14.10 million An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 14.20 million An | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 14.30 million An | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14.70 million An | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 15.10 million An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 15.50 million An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 15.80 million An | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 15.90 million An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 16.10 million An | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 16.30 million An | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 16.50 million An | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.80 million An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 17.00 million An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 17.50 million An | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.70 million An | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 18.00 million An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 18.60 million An | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 18.80 million An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 19.00 million An | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 20.10 million An | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 20.20 million An | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.30 million An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.70 million An | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 22.50 million An | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 27.50 million An | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 30.00 million An | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 30.70 million An | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.30 million An | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 35.00 million An | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 38.00 million An | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 38.80 million An | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.00 million An | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.50 million An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.60 million An | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.00 million An | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.00 million An | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 40.50 million An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.42 million An | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 45.50 million An | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 49.50 million An | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 43.70 million An | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 43.80 million An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.00 million An | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.50 million An | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.38 million An | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 42.39 million An | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 41.82 million An | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 41.25 million An | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.73 million An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.88 million An | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 46.83 million An | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 48.52 million An | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 48.32 million An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.15 million An | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.74 million An | 12.00 million An | 13.70 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.97 million An | 14.00 million An | 16.10 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.62 million An | 16.30 million An | 19.00 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.03 million An | 20.10 million An | 35.00 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.13 million An | 38.00 million An | 45.50 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.41 million An | 41.25 million An | 49.50 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.74 million An | 43.88 million An | 48.52 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 China, mainland 46.15 million An compare
- 3 Sudan (former) 28.70 million An compare
- 3 Türkiye 19.13 million An compare
- 4 Sudan 22.81 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in China?
- Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in China was 46.15 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 49.50 million An in 2010.
- What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.00 million An in 1961.
- How does China rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
- China ranks 1st out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of sheep — 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.