Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Lebanon
Lebanon: Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 242,203 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 242,203 An for raw milk of sheep — milk animals in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Lebanon peaked at 270,000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64,000 An, in 1977.
That places Lebanon 51st out of 83 countries 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 sheep — Milk Animals in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 105,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 132,000 An | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 132,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 147,000 An | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 142,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 138,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 134,265 An | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 130,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 136,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 138,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 140,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 142,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 151,759 An | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 160,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 128,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 95,000 An | -25.8% |
| 1977 | 64,000 An | -32.6% |
| 1978 | 80,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 100,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 127,124 An | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 127,000 An | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 126,700 An | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 125,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 120,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 115,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 105,000 An | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 98,780 An | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 97,624 An | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 98,948 An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 113,000 An | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 170,206 An | +50.6% |
| 1992 | 180,000 An | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 188,600 An | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 190,565 An | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 205,000 An | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 206,061 An | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 159,985 An | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 189,315 An | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 218,628 An | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 198,000 An | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 179,691 An | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 166,375 An | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 175,552 An | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 179,367 An | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 182,700 An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 202,400 An | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 218,600 An | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 220,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 204,700 An | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 153,603 An | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 135,000 An | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 135,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 270,000 An | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 249,917 An | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 240,895 An | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 236,571 An | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 252,342 An | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 245,593 An | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 252,878 An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 240,401 An | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 245,101 An | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 239,005 An | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 241,713 An | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 242,203 An | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,918 An | 105,000 An | 147,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,876 An | 64,000 An | 160,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,118 An | 97,624 An | 127,124 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 182,136 An | 113,000 An | 218,628 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,738 An | 166,375 An | 220,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,180 An | 135,000 An | 270,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,685 An | 239,005 An | 245,101 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Lebanon?
- Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Lebanon was 242,203 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 270,000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,000 An in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
- Lebanon ranks 51st out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.