Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Western Africa
Western Africa: Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 27.25 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 27.25 million An for raw milk of sheep — milk animals in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Western Africa peaked at 38.37 million An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.07 million An, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.07 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.11 million An | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.23 million An | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 3.42 million An | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 3.59 million An | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 3.78 million An | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.93 million An | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 4.13 million An | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 4.64 million An | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 4.86 million An | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 4.70 million An | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 4.10 million An | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 3.91 million An | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.82 million An | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.24 million An | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 4.53 million An | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 4.74 million An | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 4.93 million An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 4.97 million An | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.09 million An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 5.20 million An | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.21 million An | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.05 million An | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.44 million An | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 4.14 million An | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.84 million An | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 4.88 million An | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.96 million An | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 5.24 million An | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.20 million An | +37.5% |
| 1991 | 8.93 million An | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 9.17 million An | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.31 million An | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.69 million An | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.49 million An | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 11.04 million An | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 11.44 million An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.69 million An | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 12.27 million An | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12.58 million An | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.09 million An | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.32 million An | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 13.78 million An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.30 million An | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 14.94 million An | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 15.07 million An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.13 million An | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 16.44 million An | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.27 million An | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.71 million An | +112.5% |
| 2011 | 38.37 million An | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 28.19 million An | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 17.85 million An | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 18.26 million An | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.30 million An | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.99 million An | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.20 million An | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 22.13 million An | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.72 million An | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 23.96 million An | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 24.92 million An | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 25.96 million An | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.95 million An | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 27.25 million An | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.66 million An | 3.07 million An | 4.64 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.48 million An | 3.82 million An | 4.97 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.90 million An | 4.14 million An | 5.24 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.12 million An | 7.20 million An | 12.27 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.59 million An | 12.09 million An | 17.27 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 million An | 17.85 million An | 38.37 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.81 million An | 23.96 million An | 27.25 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.20 million An compare
- 7 Mongolia 9.38 million An compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 312,240 An compare
- 8 Romania 7.94 million An compare
- 9 Afghanistan 6.51 million An compare
- 10 South Sudan 6.22 million An compare
- 11 Greece 5.57 million An compare
- 12 Indonesia 5.45 million An compare
- 13 Niger 4.48 million An compare
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Western Africa?
- Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Western Africa was 27.25 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.37 million An in 2011.
- What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 million An in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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.