Raw milk of sheep — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw milk of sheep — Production was 1.95 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.95 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
2nd
of 9 groups
All-time high
1.95 million t
in 2023
All-time low
604,814 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of sheep — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw milk of sheep — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.95 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.95 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 604,814 t, in 1961.

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

Raw milk of sheep — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 604,814 t
1962 616,806 t +2.0%
1963 647,435 t +5.0%
1964 687,098 t +6.1%
1965 706,662 t +2.8%
1966 704,254 t -0.3%
1967 734,196 t +4.3%
1968 751,889 t +2.4%
1969 768,329 t +2.2%
1970 772,018 t +0.5%
1971 738,465 t -4.3%
1972 722,050 t -2.2%
1973 737,209 t +2.1%
1974 736,441 t -0.1%
1975 824,994 t +12.0%
1976 922,486 t +11.8%
1977 1.04 million t +12.9%
1978 1.15 million t +9.9%
1979 1.21 million t +5.9%
1980 1.26 million t +3.5%
1981 1.40 million t +11.1%
1982 1.41 million t +1.0%
1983 1.43 million t +1.2%
1984 1.08 million t -24.7%
1985 1.20 million t +11.2%
1986 1.18 million t -1.5%
1987 1.22 million t +3.4%
1988 1.29 million t +5.6%
1989 1.31 million t +1.9%
1990 1.40 million t +6.5%
1991 1.25 million t -10.3%
1992 1.22 million t -2.9%
1993 1.22 million t +0.4%
1994 1.42 million t +15.9%
1995 1.40 million t -1.3%
1996 1.45 million t +4.0%
1997 1.49 million t +2.4%
1998 1.52 million t +2.3%
1999 1.56 million t +2.5%
2000 1.56 million t -0.2%
2001 1.57 million t +0.6%
2002 1.52 million t -3.2%
2003 1.55 million t +2.2%
2004 1.60 million t +3.0%
2005 1.64 million t +2.6%
2006 1.58 million t -3.2%
2007 1.70 million t +7.5%
2008 1.65 million t -3.4%
2009 1.67 million t +1.5%
2010 1.94 million t +16.0%
2011 1.84 million t -5.1%
2012 1.92 million t +4.4%
2013 1.86 million t -3.0%
2014 1.77 million t -4.7%
2015 1.79 million t +1.0%
2016 1.80 million t +0.3%
2017 1.81 million t +0.6%
2018 1.87 million t +3.2%
2019 1.91 million t +2.2%
2020 1.94 million t +1.4%
2021 1.93 million t -0.2%
2022 1.92 million t -0.6%
2023 1.95 million t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 691,276 t 604,814 t 768,329 t 9
1970s 885,432 t 722,050 t 1.21 million t 10
1980s 1.28 million t 1.08 million t 1.43 million t 10
1990s 1.39 million t 1.22 million t 1.56 million t 10
2000s 1.60 million t 1.52 million t 1.70 million t 10
2010s 1.85 million t 1.77 million t 1.94 million t 10
2020s 1.93 million t 1.92 million t 1.95 million t 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 China 1.30 million t compare
  2. 1 China, mainland 1.30 million t compare
  3. 3 Greece 943,970 t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 933,576 t compare
  5. 4 Algeria 554,786 t compare
  6. 5 Spain 529,900 t compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Raw milk of sheep — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.95 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 604,814 t in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for raw milk of sheep — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of sheep — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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