Raw milk of sheep — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Raw milk of sheep — Production was 2.73 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.73 million t
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
4th
of 20 groups
All-time high
2.73 million t
in 2023
All-time low
742,884 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of sheep — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of sheep — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 2.73 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.73 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 742,884 t, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 742,884 t
1962 801,924 t +7.9%
1963 982,626 t +22.5%
1964 1.01 million t +2.9%
1965 1.08 million t +7.0%
1966 1.05 million t -3.2%
1967 1.03 million t -1.5%
1968 1.05 million t +1.8%
1969 1.05 million t -0.2%
1970 978,664 t -6.5%
1971 934,532 t -4.5%
1972 948,587 t +1.5%
1973 908,987 t -4.2%
1974 967,385 t +6.4%
1975 1.07 million t +10.5%
1976 1.20 million t +12.3%
1977 1.27 million t +6.2%
1978 1.44 million t +12.9%
1979 1.52 million t +6.0%
1980 1.62 million t +5.9%
1981 1.86 million t +15.2%
1982 1.87 million t +0.7%
1983 1.96 million t +4.7%
1984 1.44 million t -26.3%
1985 1.63 million t +13.1%
1986 1.62 million t -1.1%
1987 1.69 million t +4.7%
1988 1.82 million t +7.5%
1989 1.79 million t -1.5%
1990 1.93 million t +7.7%
1991 1.85 million t -4.3%
1992 1.81 million t -2.1%
1993 1.73 million t -4.0%
1994 1.88 million t +8.8%
1995 1.92 million t +2.0%
1996 2.01 million t +4.3%
1997 2.08 million t +3.8%
1998 2.17 million t +4.5%
1999 2.07 million t -4.7%
2000 2.07 million t -0.3%
2001 2.10 million t +1.8%
2002 2.12 million t +0.6%
2003 2.21 million t +4.4%
2004 2.35 million t +6.3%
2005 2.46 million t +4.9%
2006 2.47 million t +0.2%
2007 2.64 million t +6.7%
2008 2.42 million t -8.3%
2009 2.44 million t +0.8%
2010 2.64 million t +8.4%
2011 2.61 million t -1.5%
2012 2.68 million t +2.9%
2013 2.60 million t -3.1%
2014 2.51 million t -3.5%
2015 2.46 million t -2.0%
2016 2.44 million t -0.9%
2017 2.40 million t -1.2%
2018 2.48 million t +3.2%
2019 2.55 million t +2.7%
2020 2.70 million t +5.9%
2021 2.69 million t -0.5%
2022 2.66 million t -0.8%
2023 2.73 million t +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 977,095 t 742,884 t 1.08 million t 9
1970s 1.12 million t 908,987 t 1.52 million t 10
1980s 1.73 million t 1.44 million t 1.96 million t 10
1990s 1.95 million t 1.73 million t 2.17 million t 10
2000s 2.33 million t 2.07 million t 2.64 million t 10
2010s 2.54 million t 2.40 million t 2.68 million t 10
2020s 2.70 million t 2.66 million t 2.73 million t 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  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. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 741,976 t compare
  7. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 382,968 t compare
  8. 5 Spain 529,900 t compare
  9. 6 Italy 471,290 t compare
  10. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30,978 t compare
  11. 7 Romania 448,400 t compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Raw milk of sheep — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.73 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.73 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 742,884 t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for raw milk of sheep — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of sheep — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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