Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 93.40 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
93.40 million An
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
3rd
of 20 groups
All-time high
102.00 million An
in 2011
All-time low
19.16 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922024

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 93.40 million An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 102.00 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.16 million An, in 1961.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 19.16 million An
1962 19.43 million An +1.5%
1963 20.44 million An +5.2%
1964 21.56 million An +5.4%
1965 22.48 million An +4.3%
1966 22.15 million An -1.4%
1967 22.79 million An +2.9%
1968 23.18 million An +1.7%
1969 23.86 million An +2.9%
1970 23.81 million An -0.2%
1971 22.85 million An -4.0%
1972 21.85 million An -4.4%
1973 23.05 million An +5.5%
1974 22.93 million An -0.5%
1975 24.90 million An +8.6%
1976 26.12 million An +4.9%
1977 27.82 million An +6.5%
1978 29.42 million An +5.7%
1979 30.06 million An +2.2%
1980 32.67 million An +8.7%
1981 35.77 million An +9.5%
1982 35.93 million An +0.5%
1983 36.55 million An +1.7%
1984 33.94 million An -7.2%
1985 33.83 million An -0.3%
1986 33.72 million An -0.3%
1987 35.19 million An +4.4%
1988 37.78 million An +7.4%
1989 40.17 million An +6.3%
1990 43.73 million An +8.9%
1991 47.29 million An +8.2%
1992 49.88 million An +5.5%
1993 53.10 million An +6.4%
1994 58.17 million An +9.5%
1995 56.17 million An -3.4%
1996 58.22 million An +3.6%
1997 61.74 million An +6.1%
1998 61.60 million An -0.2%
1999 64.12 million An +4.1%
2000 63.38 million An -1.2%
2001 62.66 million An -1.1%
2002 62.45 million An -0.3%
2003 64.08 million An +2.6%
2004 65.36 million An +2.0%
2005 67.40 million An +3.1%
2006 67.48 million An +0.1%
2007 72.22 million An +7.0%
2008 72.56 million An +0.5%
2009 73.61 million An +1.5%
2010 98.62 million An +34.0%
2011 102.00 million An +3.4%
2012 92.24 million An -9.6%
2013 83.41 million An -9.6%
2014 83.74 million An +0.4%
2015 85.78 million An +2.4%
2016 88.40 million An +3.1%
2017 89.97 million An +1.8%
2018 90.56 million An +0.7%
2019 97.62 million An +7.8%
2020 94.90 million An -2.8%
2021 93.74 million An -1.2%
2022 95.46 million An +1.8%
2023 95.06 million An -0.4%
2024 93.40 million An -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.67 million An 19.16 million An 23.86 million An 9
1970s 25.28 million An 21.85 million An 30.06 million An 10
1980s 35.55 million An 32.67 million An 40.17 million An 10
1990s 55.40 million An 43.73 million An 64.12 million An 10
2000s 67.12 million An 62.45 million An 73.61 million An 10
2010s 91.23 million An 83.41 million An 102.00 million An 10
2020s 94.51 million An 93.40 million An 95.46 million An 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  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. 4 Sudan 22.81 million An compare
  5. 5 Algeria 20.14 million An compare
  6. 6 Mali 17.61 million An compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 93.40 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 102.00 million An in 2011.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.16 million An in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.