Goat milk production in Rwanda
In 2024 Rwanda produced 49,438 t of goat milk, the 45th largest in the world (0.24% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 28%. The record was 75,218 t in 2017.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 49,438 t
- World rank
- 45 of 110
- 10-year change
- −28%
- Record
- 75,218 t
- 2017
Goat milk in Rwanda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Rwanda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.24%
- 0.43% in 2014
- kg per person
- 3.47
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- −28%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Belgium | 57,000 | 0.28% |
| 44 | Haiti | 53,172 | 0.26% |
| 45 | Rwanda | 49,438 | 0.24% |
| 46 | Morocco | 44,747 | 0.22% |
| 47 | Guinea | 43,404 | 0.21% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Rwanda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49,438 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 47,849 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 47,176 | −6.6% |
| 2021 | 50,516 | −2.1% |
| 2020 | 51,601 | −16% |
| 2019 | 61,590 | −12% |
| 2018 | 69,620 | −7.4% |
| 2017 | 75,218 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 69,975 | −2.5% |
| 2015 | 71,770 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 68,544 | −4.3% |
| 2013 | 71,628 | +19% |
| 2012 | 60,332 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60,132 | −16% |
| 2010 | 71,252 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 69,986 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 68,101 | +12% |
| 2007 | 60,838 | +10% |
| 2006 | 55,123 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 53,149 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 50,490 | +26% |
| 2003 | 40,029 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 36,595 | +23% |
| 2001 | 29,846 | −11% |
| 2000 | 33,652 | +19% |
| 1999 | 28,386 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 26,269 | −20% |
| 1997 | 32,895 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 32,143 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 29,868 | −7.1% |
| 1994 | 32,134 | −1.6% |
| 1993 | 32,653 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 32,499 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 32,121 | +140% |
| 1990 | 13,360 | −0.3% |
| 1989 | 13,400 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12,972 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 12,664 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 12,312 | −2.5% |
| 1985 | 12,624 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 11,560 | −0.3% |
| 1983 | 11,600 | −3.3% |
| 1982 | 12,000 | +15% |
| 1981 | 10,400 | +13% |
| 1980 | 9,200 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 8,720 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 8,160 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 | +11% |
| 1976 | 7,200 | +14% |
| 1975 | 6,332 | +26% |
| 1974 | 5,036 | −20% |
| 1973 | 6,284 | +24% |
| 1972 | 5,060 | −1.1% |
| 1971 | 5,116 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 4,812 | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 4,400 | +10% |
| 1968 | 4,000 | −20% |
| 1967 | 5,000 | +33% |
| 1966 | 3,752 | −8.9% |
| 1965 | 4,120 | −10% |
| 1964 | 4,592 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 4,500 | −2.2% |
| 1962 | 4,600 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 4,600 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Rwanda?
Rwanda produced 49,438 t in 2024, 0.24% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Rwanda rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Rwanda ranked 45th 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 Rwanda changed?
It fell by 28% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 75,218 t in 2017.
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 Rwanda 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.