Buffalo milk production in Syria
In 2024 Syria produced 4,876 t of buffalo milk, the 20th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 23%. The record was 6,868 t in 2020.
- Production, 2024
- 4,876 t
- World rank
- 20 of 22
- 10-year change
- −23%
- Record
- 6,868 t
- 2020
Buffalo milk in Syria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Syria compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.20
- world 18.8
- 10-year change
- −23%
- world +34%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Romania | 15,100 | 0.01% |
| 19 | Malaysia | 6,087 | 0.00% |
| 20 | Syria | 4,876 | 0.00% |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3,590 | 0.00% |
| 22 | Brunei | 120 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of buffalo milk
Share of the world total; Syria is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,876 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,790 | −2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,900 | −27% |
| 2021 | 6,674 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | 6,868 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 6,378 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,208 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,038 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,016 | −4.5% |
| 2015 | 6,302 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,309 | −4.2% |
| 2013 | 6,583 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 6,218 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 | +71% |
| 2008 | 3,517 | +14% |
| 2007 | 3,098 | −23% |
| 2006 | 4,000 | −20% |
| 2005 | 5,000 | +150% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | +32% |
| 2003 | 1,520 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,517 | +62% |
| 2001 | 938 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 931 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 896 | +21% |
| 1998 | 743 | −6.7% |
| 1997 | 796 | +57% |
| 1996 | 506 | +16% |
| 1995 | 436 | −12% |
| 1994 | 495 | −21% |
| 1993 | 624 | −12% |
| 1992 | 709 | +16% |
| 1991 | 611 | +10% |
| 1990 | 554 | −23% |
| 1989 | 718 | −27% |
| 1988 | 981 | −15% |
| 1987 | 1,150 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,110 | +30% |
| 1985 | 852 | −24% |
| 1984 | 1,122 | −20% |
| 1983 | 1,394 | −4.8% |
| 1982 | 1,465 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,446 | +13% |
| 1980 | 1,277 | −9.3% |
| 1979 | 1,408 | −4.3% |
| 1978 | 1,472 | +14% |
| 1977 | 1,296 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1,271 | +31% |
| 1975 | 969 | −19% |
| 1974 | 1,189 | −19% |
| 1973 | 1,463 | +74% |
| 1972 | 842 | +59% |
| 1971 | 529 | −39% |
| 1970 | 864 | −39% |
| 1969 | 1,419 | +15% |
| 1968 | 1,238 | +37% |
| 1967 | 903 | −20% |
| 1966 | 1,135 | +14% |
| 1965 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo milk in Syria?
Syria produced 4,876 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Syria rank in the world for production of buffalo milk?
Syria ranked 20th of 22 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 68.9% of the world total.
How has the production of buffalo milk in Syria changed?
It fell by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +34% for the world. The record was 6,868 t in 2020.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

