Raw Milk of Sheep Production by Country

China remained the largest raw sheep milk producer, although its production fell by 43,344 tonnes from 2023 to 2024. Türkiye recorded a larger decline over the longer period, falling by 194,120 tonnes between 2020 and 2024. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Raw milk of sheep, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 87 countries; 83 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 9,751,202 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

In 2024, China was the largest listed producer of raw sheep milk with 1,256,430 tonnes, followed by Greece with 945,820 tonnes and Türkiye with 906,945 tonnes. Syria ranked fourth with 714,642 tonnes. The 2024 listed total was 9,751,202 tonnes across 83 reporting countries. China accounted for 12.9 percent of the listed total, while the top three countries accounted for 31.9 percent.

China produced 1.33 times as much as Greece: 1,256,430 tonnes against 945,820, while Türkiye ranks third with 906,945 tonnes, 38,875 tonnes behind Greece. The top two hold 22.6 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 906,945 and 714,642 tonnes respectively.

Raw Milk of Sheep Production by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	China CN	1,256,430
2	Greece GR	945,820
3	Türkiye TR	906,945
4	Syria SY	714,642
5	Algeria DZ	542,280
6	Spain ES	540,950
7	Italy IT	476,020
8	Romania RO	434,400
9	Sudan SD	410,963
10	Iran IR	392,112
11	France FR	337,060
12	Somalia SO	309,107
13	Mali ML	215,522
14	Afghanistan AF	194,000
15	Niger NE	182,552
16	Indonesia ID	147,567
17	South Sudan SS	134,878
18	Jordan JO	109,247
19	Kenya KE	99,076
20	Saudi Arabia SA	83,588
21	Mauritania MR	79,663
22	Burkina Faso BF	78,650
23	Portugal PT	76,440
24	Bangladesh BD	75,220
25	Yemen YE	67,084
26	Albania AL	64,210
27	Libya LY	61,286
28	Iraq IQ	61,090
29	Ethiopia ET	58,805
30	Cyprus CY	53,100
31	Bulgaria BG	49,810
32	Chad TD	46,381
33	Pakistan PK	42,000
34	United Arab Emirates AE	35,446
35	Morocco MA	34,854
36	Bolivia BO	31,085
37	Azerbaijan AZ	30,207
38	North Macedonia MK	25,698
39	Moldova MD	25,223
40	Tunisia TN	23,519
41	Oman OM	23,357
42	Egypt EG	23,144
43	Armenia AM	22,500
44	Cameroon CM	18,847
45	Guinea GN	17,160
46	Nepal NP	15,580
47	Israel IL	15,128
48	Senegal SN	12,780
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	12,370
50	Lebanon LB	12,362
51	Slovakia SK	12,130
52	Austria AT	11,330
53	Qatar QA	10,981
54	Ukraine UA	10,900
55	Serbia RS	10,378
56	Malawi MW	7,581
57	Guinea-Bissau GW	6,642
58	Montenegro ME	6,622
59	Switzerland CH	6,507
60	Georgia GE	6,075
61	Eritrea ER	5,887
62	Russia RU	5,800
63	Rwanda RW	5,213
64	Croatia HR	4,000
65	Ecuador EC	3,796
66	Myanmar MM	2,594
67	Malta MT	2090
68	Hungary HU	1550
69	Mongolia MN	1475
70	Burundi BI	1367
71	Slovenia SI	710
72	Poland PL	490
73	Kuwait KW	296.87
74	Belgium BE	260
75	Bahrain BH	159.01
76	Luxembourg LU	110
77	Czech Republic CZ	100
78	Denmark DK	0
79	Estonia EE	0
80	Finland FI	0
81	Latvia LV	0
82	Lithuania LT	0
83	Sweden SE	0
84	Germany DE	-
85	Ireland IE	-
86	Netherlands NL	-
87	Palestine PS	-

Raw Milk of Sheep Production by Country in 2024

China was the largest raw sheep milk producer in the 2024 listed data with 1,256,430 tonnes, followed by Greece with 945,820 tonnes and Türkiye with 906,945 tonnes. Syria ranked fourth with 714,642 tonnes.

China holds 12.9 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 31.9 percent of the 9,751,202-tonne listed total.

China Falls 43,344 Tonnes as Raw Sheep Milk Production Drops 1.3 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (82 countries with data in both years) moved from 9,875,114 tonnes to 9,751,102 tonnes, a change of -124,012 tonnes (-1.3 percent). The totals listed for each year were 9,875,114 tonnes (83 reporters) and 9,751,202 tonnes (83 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2023 with a reported zero (Ireland) did not report in 2024, while 1 new reporter added 100 tonnes (Czech Republic). China fell 43,344 tonnes (down 3.3 percent) and Syria 27,334 tonnes (down 3.7 percent), while Türkiye fell 26,631 tonnes (down 2.9 percent).

Türkiye Falls 194,120 Tonnes in Raw Sheep Milk Production Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (82 countries with data in both years) fell from 10,034,674 tonnes to 9,751,102 tonnes, a change of -283,572 tonnes (-2.8 percent). The totals listed for each year were 10,094,577 tonnes (86 reporters) and 9,751,202 tonnes (83 reporters); 4 reporters present in 2020 (largest: Palestine, 53,203 tonnes) are absent in 2024, while 1 new reporter added 100 tonnes (Czech Republic). Türkiye fell 194,120 tonnes (down 17.6 percent) and Somalia 77,827 tonnes (down 20.1 percent), while Algeria fell 50,026 tonnes (down 8.4 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	1,208,050	1,268,569	1,303,270	1,299,774	1,256,430
2	Greece	945,430	951,650	956,450	943,970	945,820
3	Türkiye	1,101,065	1,143,762	1,067,342	933,576	906,945
4	Syria	705,582	703,351	706,823	741,976	714,642
5	Algeria	592,306	524,908	547,145	554,786	542,280
6	Spain	556,250	560,300	545,950	529,900	540,950
7	Italy	481,970	477,100	475,400	471,290	476,020
8	Romania	426,000	419,700	404,400	448,400	434,400
9	Sudan	416,002	408,643	404,396	405,926	410,963
10	Iran	376,202	391,371	399,507	398,106	392,112
11	France	344,170	350,200	342,090	338,820	337,060
12	Somalia	386,934	373,768	355,927	334,304	309,107
13	Mali	184,855	194,098	203,803	213,995	215,522
14	Afghanistan	197,306	196,388	194,548	191,273	194,000
15	Niger	168,772	146,091	170,415	176,379	182,552
16	Indonesia	161,083	150,202	140,749	145,000	147,567
17	South Sudan	137,922	132,452	135,874	135,646	134,878
18	Jordan	101,092	104,676	97,080	123,571	109,247
19	Kenya	96,851	95,722	87,816	92,270	99,076
20	Saudi Arabia	81,240	85,390	82,373	83,001	83,588
21	Mauritania	78,478	79,171	79,421	79,099	79,663
22	Burkina Faso	73,500	75,300	77,481	78,130	78,650
23	Portugal	74,310	73,930	72,180	70,320	76,440
24	Bangladesh	53,400	59,925	65,370	70,340	75,220
25	Yemen	62,081	65,185	68,444	67,623	67,084
26	Albania	76,890	75,670	71,104	66,426	64,210
27	Libya	60,904	60,589	60,616	61,290	61,286
28	Iraq	58,069	58,344	58,592	58,868	61,090
29	Ethiopia	60,071	58,368	56,349	55,772	58,805
30	Cyprus	37,900	44,450	44,050	49,620	53,100
31	Bulgaria	76,480	70,370	56,660	52,010	49,810
32	Chad	42,683	44,436	46,260	48,159	46,381
33	Pakistan	41,000	41,000	42,000	42,000	42,000
34	United Arab Emirates	34,190	37,000	34,207	35,132	35,446
35	Morocco	36,709	37,293	36,363	35,527	34,854
36	Bolivia	31,312	31,384	31,315	31,074	31,085
37	Azerbaijan	30,275	30,502	30,496	29,623	30,207
38	North Macedonia	27,733	35,855	39,835	31,670	25,698
39	Moldova	24,164	23,134	22,962	22,001	25,223
40	Tunisia	21,000	25,000	22,667	22,889	23,519
41	Oman	22,152	22,447	22,747	23,050	23,357
42	Egypt	23,500	25,000	21,200	23,233	23,144
43	Armenia	45,000	22,000	15,000	32,200	22,500
44	Cameroon	18,328	18,415	18,910	18,968	18,847
45	Guinea	14,889	15,425	15,981	16,511	17,160
46	Nepal	17,952	17,801	17,510	13,538	15,580
47	Israel	18,565	19,565	19,738	20,982	15,128
48	Senegal	11,976	12,005	12,688	12,839	12,780
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15,883	6,418	13,253	3,161	12,370
50	Lebanon	21,993	12,680	12,069	12,337	12,362
51	Slovakia	11,390	11,440	11,670	12,210	12,130
52	Austria	11,420	10,810	11,690	11,540	11,330
53	Qatar	12,530	11,828	11,035	11,018	10,981
54	Ukraine	14,700	14,900	12,400	11,500	10,900
55	Serbia	9,584	10,390	9,300	11,603	10,378
56	Malawi	6,843	6,928	7,254	7,487	7,581
57	Guinea-Bissau	6,641	6,632	6,634	6,638	6,642
58	Montenegro	10,352	12,746	7,023	6,929	6,622
59	Switzerland	6,200	6,400	6,648	6,577	6,507
60	Georgia	7,169	7,300	7,300	6,730	6,075
61	Eritrea	5,814	5,872	5,877	5,900	5,887
62	Russia	4,979	5,379	5,649	5,790	5,800
63	Rwanda	6,391	6,144	5,617	5,332	5,213
64	Croatia	7,000	5,000	6,000	5,000	4,000
65	Ecuador	3,988	4,122	4,217	4,259	3,796
66	Myanmar	2,342	2,384	2,594	2,592	2,594
67	Malta	1910	1860	2070	2020	2090
68	Hungary	1610	1580	1500	1610	1550
69	Mongolia	20,335	17,663	21,617	572.46	1475
70	Burundi	1404	1302	1329	1356	1367
71	Slovenia	490	650	590	760	710
72	Poland	540	510	440	440	490
73	Kuwait	294.49	297.51	299.65	296.28	296.87
74	Belgium	0	0	0	370	260
75	Bahrain	156.05	156.16	158.2	158.97	159.01
76	Luxembourg	120	110	90	70	110
77	Czech Republic	-	-	100	-	100
78	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0
79	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0
80	Finland	0	0	0	0	0
81	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0
82	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0
83	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0
84	Germany	6,700	-	-	-	-
85	Ireland	0	0	0	0	-
86	Netherlands	0	0	0	-	-
87	Palestine	53,203	90,660	91,000	-	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Raw milk of sheep, 2020-2024. For raw sheep milk production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 raw sheep milk production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the raw sheep milk production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For raw sheep milk production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.