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Raw milk of sheep — Production in Africa

Africa: Raw milk of sheep — Production was 2.42 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.42 million t
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
5th
of 20 groups
All-time high
2.45 million t
in 2020
All-time low
545,469 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of sheep — Production in Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of sheep — production in Africa is 2.42 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — production in Africa peaked at 2.45 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 545,469 t, in 1961.

Africa ranks 5th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of sheep — Production in Africa, year by year

Year t Change
1961 545,469 t —
1962 546,793 t +0.2%
1963 557,811 t +2.0%
1964 578,016 t +3.6%
1965 608,385 t +5.3%
1966 634,442 t +4.3%
1967 658,261 t +3.8%
1968 676,593 t +2.8%
1969 697,958 t +3.2%
1970 720,137 t +3.2%
1971 732,061 t +1.7%
1972 730,486 t -0.2%
1973 721,967 t -1.2%
1974 706,085 t -2.2%
1975 789,218 t +11.8%
1976 874,737 t +10.8%
1977 996,296 t +13.9%
1978 1.12 million t +12.8%
1979 1.18 million t +5.3%
1980 1.25 million t +5.5%
1981 1.38 million t +11.0%
1982 1.41 million t +1.8%
1983 1.45 million t +3.1%
1984 1.15 million t -21.0%
1985 1.31 million t +14.3%
1986 1.34 million t +2.3%
1987 1.39 million t +3.5%
1988 1.45 million t +4.7%
1989 1.49 million t +2.4%
1990 1.53 million t +2.8%
1991 1.43 million t -6.6%
1992 1.43 million t -0.3%
1993 1.44 million t +0.9%
1994 1.63 million t +13.3%
1995 1.61 million t -1.3%
1996 1.62 million t +0.9%
1997 1.66 million t +2.1%
1998 1.67 million t +0.9%
1999 1.69 million t +1.2%
2000 1.74 million t +2.6%
2001 1.75 million t +0.9%
2002 1.77 million t +1.2%
2003 1.79 million t +1.1%
2004 1.83 million t +2.2%
2005 1.88 million t +2.3%
2006 1.88 million t +0.4%
2007 1.94 million t +2.8%
2008 1.94 million t +0.4%
2009 2.04 million t +5.2%
2010 2.33 million t +13.9%
2011 2.26 million t -2.7%
2012 2.34 million t +3.1%
2013 2.25 million t -3.5%
2014 2.19 million t -2.9%
2015 2.23 million t +1.7%
2016 2.27 million t +1.9%
2017 2.28 million t +0.5%
2018 2.35 million t +2.8%
2019 2.37 million t +1.1%
2020 2.45 million t +3.6%
2021 2.38 million t -3.1%
2022 2.37 million t -0.2%
2023 2.42 million t +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 611,525 t 545,469 t 697,958 t 9
1970s 857,720 t 706,085 t 1.18 million t 10
1980s 1.36 million t 1.15 million t 1.49 million t 10
1990s 1.57 million t 1.43 million t 1.69 million t 10
2000s 1.86 million t 1.74 million t 2.04 million t 10
2010s 2.29 million t 2.19 million t 2.37 million t 10
2020s 2.41 million t 2.37 million t 2.45 million t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 3 Greece 943,970 t compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 933,576 t compare
  3. 4 Algeria 554,786 t compare
  4. 5 Spain 529,900 t compare
  5. 6 Italy 471,290 t compare
  6. 7 Romania 448,400 t compare
  7. 8 Sudan 405,623 t compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — production in Africa?
Raw milk of sheep — production in Africa was 2.42 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 545,469 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for raw milk of sheep — production?
Africa ranks 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of sheep — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of sheep — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of sheep — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 5,772 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.