Goat milk production in Somalia
In 2024 Somalia produced 375,202 t of goat milk, the 11th largest in the world (1.84% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.2%. The record was 647,468 t in 1988.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 375,202 t
- World rank
- 11 of 110
- 10-year change
- −7.2%
- Record
- 647,468 t
- 1988
Goat milk in Somalia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Somalia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.8%
- 2.5% in 2014
- kg per person
- 19.7
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- −7.2%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Netherlands | 463,880 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Niger | 449,182 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Somalia | 375,202 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Indonesia | 362,612 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Greece | 337,830 | 1.7% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Somalia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 375,202 | −0.1% |
| 2023 | 375,719 | −0.1% |
| 2022 | 376,234 | −0.3% |
| 2021 | 377,340 | −1.3% |
| 2020 | 382,279 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 381,518 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 381,435 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 381,260 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 379,394 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 378,132 | −6.5% |
| 2014 | 404,455 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 400,000 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | 410,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 410,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 410,000 | +10% |
| 2009 | 371,134 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | 371,406 | −5.5% |
| 2007 | 393,000 | −1.9% |
| 2006 | 400,624 | −2.9% |
| 2005 | 412,600 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 394,680 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 393,500 | −1.8% |
| 2002 | 400,902 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 391,500 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 390,000 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 380,000 | −3.8% |
| 1998 | 395,000 | −3.7% |
| 1997 | 410,000 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 400,000 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 390,000 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 380,000 | +12% |
| 1993 | 340,000 | +17% |
| 1992 | 290,000 | −28% |
| 1991 | 400,000 | −26% |
| 1990 | 540,000 | −13% |
| 1989 | 620,000 | −4.2% |
| 1988 | 647,468 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 625,817 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 614,476 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 600,042 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 583,546 | −1.9% |
| 1983 | 594,887 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 594,887 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 562,926 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 543,337 | −0.6% |
| 1979 | 546,430 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 534,058 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 499,004 | +11% |
| 1976 | 450,000 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 448,000 | +21% |
| 1974 | 370,000 | −7.0% |
| 1973 | 398,000 | −6.4% |
| 1972 | 425,000 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 420,000 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 440,000 | −2.2% |
| 1969 | 450,000 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 445,000 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 430,000 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 415,000 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 399,000 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 384,000 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 375,000 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 369,000 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 362,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Somalia?
Somalia produced 375,202 t in 2024, 1.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Somalia rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Somalia ranked 11th 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 Somalia changed?
It fell by 7.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 647,468 t in 1988.
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 Somalia 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.