Somalia vs Syria: Milk production

Somalia
2.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
2.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia rank
56th
Syria rank
59th

Milk production over time

  • Somalia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.14 million tonnes against 2.05 million tonnes in Syria, a difference of 95,890 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 59th of 191 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.38 million tonnes 510,341 tonnes 872,881 tonnes Somalia
1970s 1.81 million tonnes 575,206 tonnes 1.23 million tonnes Somalia
1980s 2.34 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes 1.22 million tonnes Somalia
1990s 2.07 million tonnes 1.45 million tonnes 624,066 tonnes Somalia
2000s 2.17 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes 32,050 tonnes Somalia
2010s 2.31 million tonnes 2.13 million tonnes 173,616 tonnes Somalia
2020s 2.18 million tonnes 2.07 million tonnes 109,664 tonnes Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, Somalia or Syria?
Somalia, at 2.14 million tonnes against 2.05 million tonnes in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in milk production between Somalia and Syria?
95,890 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for milk production?
Somalia ranks 56th and Syria ranks 59th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Milk production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.