Goat milk production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 8,450 t of goat milk, the 82nd largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 72%. The record was 30,000 t in 2012.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 8,450 t
- World rank
- 82 of 110
- 10-year change
- −72%
- Record
- 30,000 t
- 2012
Goat milk in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.19% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.07
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- −72%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | South Korea | 9,113 | 0.04% |
| 81 | Moldova | 9,075 | 0.04% |
| 82 | Egypt | 8,450 | 0.04% |
| 83 | Chile | 8,074 | 0.04% |
| 84 | Kuwait | 6,100 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,450 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8,433 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 7,800 | −13% |
| 2021 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 8,500 | −5.6% |
| 2019 | 9,000 | −55% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | −33% |
| 2016 | 30,000 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 30,000 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,000 | +20% |
| 2013 | 25,000 | −17% |
| 2012 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 27,000 | −6.9% |
| 2008 | 29,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 29,000 | +92% |
| 2005 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,100 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,000 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14,500 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 13,863 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 12,840 | −3.0% |
| 1995 | 13,241 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 12,532 | −38% |
| 1993 | 20,088 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 18,774 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 17,572 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 17,500 | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 11,000 | +10% |
| 1983 | 10,000 | +16% |
| 1982 | 8,600 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 | +14% |
| 1975 | 7,000 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 7,000 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 | +17% |
| 1970 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 5,600 | +27% |
| 1967 | 4,400 | +22% |
| 1966 | 3,600 | +53% |
| 1965 | 2,350 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,300 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,300 | −18% |
| 1962 | 2,813 | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 2,641 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Egypt?
Egypt produced 8,450 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Egypt ranked 82nd 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 Egypt changed?
It fell by 72% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 30,000 t in 2012.
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 Egypt is estimated 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.