Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 12.53 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.53 million An
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 9 countries
All-time high
19.05 million An
in 1996
All-time low
11.37 million An
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 12.53 million An for raw milk of sheep — milk animals in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 19.05 million An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.37 million An, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 15.92 million An
1962 15.36 million An -3.5%
1963 14.75 million An -4.0%
1964 15.00 million An +1.7%
1965 15.00 million An +0.0%
1966 14.49 million An -3.4%
1967 15.23 million An +5.1%
1968 15.56 million An +2.2%
1969 15.00 million An -3.6%
1970 14.75 million An -1.7%
1971 14.50 million An -1.7%
1972 14.25 million An -1.7%
1973 13.91 million An -2.4%
1974 14.39 million An +3.4%
1975 14.04 million An -2.4%
1976 15.00 million An +6.8%
1977 15.94 million An +6.2%
1978 17.98 million An +12.8%
1979 17.61 million An -2.0%
1980 17.25 million An -2.0%
1981 17.25 million An +0.0%
1982 17.42 million An +1.0%
1983 17.64 million An +1.3%
1984 18.24 million An +3.4%
1985 18.40 million An +0.9%
1986 18.79 million An +2.1%
1987 17.22 million An -8.3%
1988 16.13 million An -6.3%
1989 18.00 million An +11.6%
1990 17.83 million An -0.9%
1991 17.87 million An +0.2%
1992 17.48 million An -2.2%
1993 17.99 million An +2.9%
1994 18.02 million An +0.1%
1995 18.00 million An -0.1%
1996 19.05 million An +5.9%
1997 18.00 million An -5.5%
1998 18.50 million An +2.8%
1999 18.30 million An -1.1%
2000 18.50 million An +1.1%
2001 18.67 million An +0.9%
2002 17.60 million An -5.7%
2003 12.83 million An -27.1%
2004 15.00 million An +16.9%
2005 16.94 million An +12.9%
2006 14.70 million An -13.2%
2007 13.90 million An -5.4%
2008 11.57 million An -16.7%
2009 12.00 million An +3.7%
2010 15.35 million An +27.9%
2011 13.91 million An -9.4%
2012 13.76 million An -1.1%
2013 13.61 million An -1.1%
2014 13.50 million An -0.8%
2015 14.57 million An +7.9%
2016 14.30 million An -1.9%
2017 13.26 million An -7.2%
2018 13.25 million An -0.1%
2019 13.64 million An +2.9%
2020 11.37 million An -16.6%
2021 12.75 million An +12.2%
2022 12.59 million An -1.3%
2023 12.24 million An -2.8%
2024 12.53 million An +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.15 million An 14.49 million An 15.92 million An 9
1970s 15.24 million An 13.91 million An 17.98 million An 10
1980s 17.63 million An 16.13 million An 18.79 million An 10
1990s 18.11 million An 17.48 million An 19.05 million An 10
2000s 15.17 million An 11.57 million An 18.67 million An 10
2010s 13.92 million An 13.25 million An 15.35 million An 10
2020s 12.30 million An 11.37 million An 12.75 million An 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 China 46.15 million An compare
  2. 1 China, mainland 46.15 million An compare
  3. 3 Sudan (former) 28.70 million An compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 19.13 million An compare
  5. 4 Sudan 22.81 million An compare
  6. 5 Algeria 20.14 million An compare
  7. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 12.08 million An compare
  8. 6 Mali 17.61 million An compare
  9. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.20 million An compare
  10. 7 Mongolia 9.38 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 12.53 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 19.05 million An in 1996.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.37 million An in 2020.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 9 countries with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 5,777 data points, 1961–2024
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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.