Camels — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Camels — Share in total livestock was 6.54 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, camels — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa stood at 6.54 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa peaked at 8.7 %LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.67 %LSU, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 %LSU | 4.67 %LSU | 6.48 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.78 %LSU | 6.38 %LSU | 7.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.44 %LSU | 7.21 %LSU | 7.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.79 %LSU | 6.49 %LSU | 8.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 %LSU | 7.65 %LSU | 8.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 %LSU | 6.73 %LSU | 8.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 %LSU | 6.41 %LSU | 6.84 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa?
- Camels — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa was 6.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 %LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for camels — share in total livestock?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
- Is camels — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Camels — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.