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Raw milk of sheep — Production in Portugal

Portugal: Raw milk of sheep — Production was 70,320 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
70,320 t
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 87 countries
All-time high
113,637 t
in 1967
All-time low
70,320 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 70,320 t for raw milk of sheep — production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — production in Portugal peaked at 113,637 t in 1967 and was at its lowest, 70,320 t, in 2023.

Portugal ranks 26th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year t Change
1961 99,169 t —
1962 99,230 t +0.1%
1963 100,398 t +1.2%
1964 99,230 t -1.2%
1965 112,141 t +13.0%
1966 108,472 t -3.3%
1967 113,637 t +4.8%
1968 80,038 t -29.6%
1969 92,559 t +15.6%
1970 89,153 t -3.7%
1971 83,923 t -5.9%
1972 85,970 t +2.4%
1973 92,037 t +7.1%
1974 96,625 t +5.0%
1975 90,000 t -6.9%
1976 85,000 t -5.6%
1977 80,589 t -5.2%
1978 83,165 t +3.2%
1979 87,222 t +4.9%
1980 85,194 t -2.3%
1981 79,108 t -7.1%
1982 82,754 t +4.6%
1983 84,250 t +1.8%
1984 85,935 t +2.0%
1985 88,030 t +2.4%
1986 84,164 t -4.4%
1987 84,931 t +0.9%
1988 85,464 t +0.6%
1989 89,459 t +4.7%
1990 91,246 t +2.0%
1991 92,600 t +1.5%
1992 96,677 t +4.4%
1993 97,966 t +1.3%
1994 100,889 t +3.0%
1995 101,300 t +0.4%
1996 99,885 t -1.4%
1997 100,900 t +1.0%
1998 100,388 t -0.5%
1999 108,057 t +7.6%
2000 107,880 t -0.2%
2001 103,395 t -4.2%
2002 100,962 t -2.4%
2003 101,892 t +0.9%
2004 102,470 t +0.6%
2005 103,894 t +1.4%
2006 99,808 t -3.9%
2007 95,828 t -4.0%
2008 91,878 t -4.1%
2009 85,194 t -7.3%
2010 81,034 t -4.9%
2011 77,089 t -4.9%
2012 74,203 t -3.7%
2013 72,399 t -2.4%
2014 71,209 t -1.6%
2015 71,632 t +0.6%
2016 72,304 t +0.9%
2017 71,066 t -1.7%
2018 72,570 t +2.1%
2019 74,850 t +3.1%
2020 74,310 t -0.7%
2021 73,930 t -0.5%
2022 72,180 t -2.4%
2023 70,320 t -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 100,542 t 80,038 t 113,637 t 9
1970s 87,368 t 80,589 t 96,625 t 10
1980s 84,929 t 79,108 t 89,459 t 10
1990s 98,991 t 91,246 t 108,057 t 10
2000s 99,320 t 85,194 t 107,880 t 10
2010s 73,836 t 71,066 t 81,034 t 10
2020s 72,685 t 70,320 t 74,310 t 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Burkina Faso 78,568 t compare
  2. 24 Mongolia 72,810 t compare
  3. 25 Bangladesh 70,340 t compare
  4. 27 Albania 66,426 t compare
  5. 28 Yemen 63,132 t compare
  6. 29 Libya 61,543 t compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — production in Portugal?
Raw milk of sheep — production in Portugal was 70,320 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 113,637 t in 1967.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — production recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 70,320 t in 2023.
How does Portugal rank for raw milk of sheep — production?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of sheep — production rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.