Sheep milk production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 1,367 t of sheep milk, the 70th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 52%. The record was 1,480 t in 1984.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,367 t
- World rank
- 70 of 77
- 10-year change
- +52%
- Record
- 1,480 t
- 1984
Sheep milk in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.10
- world 1.20
- 10-year change
- +52%
- world +1.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Hungary | 1,550 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1,475 | 0.02% |
| 70 | Burundi | 1,367 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Slovenia | 710 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Poland | 490 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sheep milk
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,367 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,356 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,328 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,302 | −7.3% |
| 2020 | 1,404 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,401 | +13% |
| 2018 | 1,237 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,207 | −6.5% |
| 2016 | 1,291 | +43% |
| 2015 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 900 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 886 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 880 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 874 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 870 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 852 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 833 | −2.5% |
| 2007 | 854 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 802 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 762 | −0.7% |
| 2004 | 767 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 741 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 734 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 734 | +17% |
| 2000 | 630 | −34% |
| 1999 | 960 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 903 | −6.2% |
| 1997 | 963 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 940 | −13% |
| 1995 | 1,076 | −10% |
| 1994 | 1,202 | −3.2% |
| 1993 | 1,242 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,232 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1,212 | −16% |
| 1990 | 1,440 | +11% |
| 1989 | 1,300 | −7.1% |
| 1988 | 1,400 | +11% |
| 1987 | 1,260 | −4.5% |
| 1986 | 1,320 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1,260 | −15% |
| 1984 | 1,480 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1,440 | +14% |
| 1982 | 1,260 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1,220 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | 1,260 | +13% |
| 1979 | 1,120 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1,080 | −11% |
| 1977 | 1,220 | −1.6% |
| 1976 | 1,240 | −1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,260 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,220 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1,180 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 1,120 | +17% |
| 1971 | 960 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 900 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 820 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 780 | +11% |
| 1966 | 700 | +13% |
| 1965 | 620 | +24% |
| 1964 | 500 | −11% |
| 1963 | 560 | −6.7% |
| 1962 | 600 | −6.3% |
| 1961 | 640 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep milk in Burundi?
Burundi produced 1,367 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of sheep milk?
Burundi ranked 70th of 77 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 12.8% of the world total.
How has the production of sheep milk in Burundi changed?
It rose by 52% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +1.3% for the world. The record was 1,480 t in 1984.
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 Burundi 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.