Milk production in Eritrea

Eritrea: Milk production was 147,889 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
147,889 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
131st
of 191 countries
All-time high
147,889 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
50,622 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Milk production in Eritrea, 1993–2024

60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k1993200820241993: 50.6k tonnes1994: 51.9k tonnes1995: 53.1k tonnes1996: 59.4k tonnes1997: 65.8k tonnes1998: 71.8k tonnes1999: 72.8k tonnes2000: 74.1k tonnes2001: 90.1k tonnes2002: 93.9k tonnes2003: 98.5k tonnes2004: 108.7k tonnes2005: 119.6k tonnes2006: 122.0k tonnes2007: 127.2k tonnes2008: 127.8k tonnes2009: 128.5k tonnes2010: 130.1k tonnes2011: 131.9k tonnes2012: 133.6k tonnes2013: 134.2k tonnes2014: 139.2k tonnes2015: 130.7k tonnes2016: 135.9k tonnes2017: 147.0k tonnes2018: 147.2k tonnes2019: 147.3k tonnes2020: 147.5k tonnes2021: 147.6k tonnes2022: 147.8k tonnes2023: 147.8k tonnes2024: 147.9k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 147,889 tonnes for milk production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Eritrea peaked at 147,889 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,622 tonnes, in 1993.

Eritrea ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60,768 tonnes 50,622 tonnes 72,833 tonnes 7
2000s 109,030 tonnes 74,072 tonnes 128,469 tonnes 10
2010s 137,707 tonnes 130,148 tonnes 147,349 tonnes 10
2020s 147,719 tonnes 147,503 tonnes 147,889 tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Eritrea?
Milk production in Eritrea was 147,889 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk production recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 147,889 tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 50,622 tonnes in 1993.
How does Eritrea rank for milk production?
Eritrea ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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