Goat milk production in Afghanistan
In 2024 Afghanistan produced 120,031 t of goat milk, the 30th largest in the world (0.59% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 10%. The record was 135,000 t in 1999.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 120,031 t
- World rank
- 30 of 110
- 10-year change
- +10%
- Record
- 135,000 t
- 1999
Goat milk in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.59%
- 0.68% in 2014
- kg per person
- 2.81
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- +10%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 132,133 | 0.65% |
| 29 | Syria | 126,802 | 0.62% |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 120,031 | 0.59% |
| 31 | Chad | 118,571 | 0.58% |
| 32 | Oman | 118,281 | 0.58% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120,031 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 119,074 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 118,055 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 116,893 | −0.9% |
| 2020 | 117,901 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 116,990 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 115,857 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 114,208 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 112,762 | −2.3% |
| 2015 | 115,470 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 108,674 | −3.5% |
| 2013 | 112,600 | −4.6% |
| 2012 | 118,000 | −1.7% |
| 2011 | 120,000 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 112,000 | −0.9% |
| 2009 | 113,000 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 112,800 | −0.2% |
| 2007 | 113,000 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 110,000 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 105,000 | −8.7% |
| 2004 | 115,000 | +14% |
| 2003 | 101,000 | −18% |
| 2002 | 123,400 | +27% |
| 2001 | 97,000 | −12% |
| 2000 | 110,700 | −18% |
| 1999 | 135,000 | +13% |
| 1998 | 120,000 | +20% |
| 1997 | 100,000 | +19% |
| 1996 | 84,000 | +20% |
| 1995 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 68,000 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 63,000 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 56,000 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 51,000 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 49,000 | +11% |
| 1988 | 44,000 | +10% |
| 1987 | 40,000 | +14% |
| 1986 | 35,000 | −17% |
| 1985 | 42,000 | −14% |
| 1984 | 49,000 | −11% |
| 1983 | 55,000 | +12% |
| 1982 | 49,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 49,000 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 48,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 48,000 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 46,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 44,000 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 44,000 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 44,000 | +22% |
| 1972 | 36,000 | −2.7% |
| 1971 | 37,000 | −20% |
| 1970 | 46,000 | −15% |
| 1969 | 54,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 54,000 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 50,000 | +11% |
| 1966 | 45,000 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 45,000 | +13% |
| 1964 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 40,000 | +14% |
| 1962 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 35,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan produced 120,031 t in 2024, 0.59% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Afghanistan ranked 30th of 110 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 35.9% of the world total.
How has the production of goat milk in Afghanistan changed?
It rose by 10% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 135,000 t in 1999.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Afghanistan is imputed by FAO. 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.