Based on a comparison of 81 countries in 2017, Turkey ranked the highest in fresh sheep milk production with 1,344,779 tonnes followed by China and Greece. On the other end of the scale was Bahrain with 137 tonnes, Kuwait with 310 tonnes and Slovenia with 498 tonnes.
Total fresh sheep milk production reached 10,400,639 tonnes in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.666 % more than in the previous year and 9.70 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total fresh sheep milk production reached an all time high of 10,400,639 tonnes in 2017 and an all time low of 5,087,000 tonnes in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.28 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Turkey, accounted for 12.9 % of fresh sheep milk production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 31.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 63.2 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Sheep Milk Production (Whole, Fresh) indicator page.
| Sheep Milk Production (Whole, Fresh) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | tonnes | 212,000 | 211,000 | 219,000 | 202,462 | 199,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | tonnes | 320,000 | 336,000 | 271,551 | 280,322 | 282,536 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 1,529,000 | 1,207,830 | 1,212,310 | 1,223,205 | 1,151,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | tonnes | 273,089 | 270,706 | 260,724 | 259,677 | 271,078 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | tonnes | 780,574 | 777,970 | 778,899 | 847,124 | 846,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 210,172 | 207,285 | 204,743 | 203,155 | 201,595 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | tonnes | 218,485 | 243,330 | 253,000 | 271,000 | 380,551 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | tonnes | 417,839 | 406,177 | 383,837 | 372,526 | 397,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | tonnes | 228,399 | 167,859 | 278,144 | 301,685 | 288,088 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | tonnes | 632,913 | 650,912 | 632,582 | 673,477 | 670,633 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | tonnes | 500,000 | 505,000 | 505,000 | 409,882 | 410,211 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | tonnes | 519,600 | 552,517 | 600,568 | 592,800 | 560,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 394,000 | 398,000 | 402,000 | 407,000 | ||
| Syria | tonnes | 705,554 | 703,008 | 684,578 | 685,191 | 650,005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 892,822 | 1,007,007 | 1,101,013 | 1,113,937 | 1,177,228 |
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