Camel milk production in Mongolia
In 2024 Mongolia produced 827 t of camel milk, the 25th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 56%. The record was 4,400 t in 2008.
- Production, 2024
- 827 t
- World rank
- 25 of 29
- 10-year change
- −56%
- Record
- 4,400 t
- 2008
Camel milk in Mongolia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mongolia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.05% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.24
- world 0.51
- 10-year change
- −56%
- world +22%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Libya | 2,246 | 0.05% |
| 24 | Tunisia | 1,109 | 0.03% |
| 25 | Mongolia | 827 | 0.02% |
| 26 | Senegal | 416 | 0.01% |
| 27 | Iraq | 397 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of camel milk
Share of the world total; Mongolia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 827 | −13% |
| 2023 | 946 | −34% |
| 2022 | 1,427 | +38% |
| 2021 | 1,033 | −29% |
| 2020 | 1,453 | +25% |
| 2019 | 1,164 | −49% |
| 2018 | 2,292 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 2,104 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2,016 | +18% |
| 2015 | 1,707 | −8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,871 | −40% |
| 2013 | 3,138 | +11% |
| 2012 | 2,827 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 2,635 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 2,450 | −44% |
| 2009 | 4,375 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 4,400 | +16% |
| 2007 | 3,800 | −7.3% |
| 2006 | 4,100 | +11% |
| 2005 | 3,700 | +23% |
| 2004 | 3,000 | +50% |
| 2003 | 2,000 | +33% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | −49% |
| 2001 | 2,955 | +196% |
| 2000 | 1,000 | −68% |
| 1999 | 3,116 | +225% |
| 1998 | 960 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 900 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 860 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 800 | +33% |
| 1994 | 600 | −14% |
| 1993 | 700 | −13% |
| 1992 | 800 | −11% |
| 1991 | 900 | −10.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | −9.1% |
| 1989 | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,100 | +10% |
| 1987 | 1,000 | −9.1% |
| 1986 | 1,100 | +10% |
| 1985 | 1,000 | −9.1% |
| 1984 | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,100 | −15% |
| 1979 | 1,300 | −7.1% |
| 1978 | 1,400 | −18% |
| 1977 | 1,700 | +13% |
| 1976 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,500 | +15% |
| 1974 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 1,100 | −15% |
| 1971 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 1,200 | −20% |
| 1969 | 1,500 | +15% |
| 1968 | 1,300 | −7.1% |
| 1967 | 1,400 | −36% |
| 1966 | 2,200 | +29% |
| 1965 | 1,700 | −35% |
| 1964 | 2,600 | +73% |
| 1963 | 1,500 | −29% |
| 1962 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of camel milk in Mongolia?
Mongolia produced 827 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mongolia rank in the world for production of camel milk?
Mongolia ranked 25th of 29 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Kenya with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of camel milk in Mongolia changed?
It fell by 56% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +22% for the world. The record was 4,400 t in 2008.
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.