Camels — Share in total livestock in Kenya
Kenya: Camels — Share in total livestock was 14.56 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Share in total livestock in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, camels — share in total livestock in Kenya stood at 14.56 %LSU.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — share in total livestock in Kenya peaked at 16.04 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.06 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Kenya 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Share in total livestock in Kenya, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.06 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.14 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 5.71 %LSU | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 5.58 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.79 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 5.9 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.14 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 6.41 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 6.9 %LSU | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 6.2 %LSU | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 6.21 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.17 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.21 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.34 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 6.38 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.69 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 6.72 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.16 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 5.6 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 6.16 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 6.25 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.71 %LSU | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 5.68 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.31 %LSU | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 6.53 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 6.67 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.61 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.18 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 6.12 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.14 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.03 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.69 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 5.54 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.82 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 6.05 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.59 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 6.55 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 6.63 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.15 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 6.02 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.75 %LSU | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 6.61 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.76 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.31 %LSU | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 6.59 %LSU | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 8.11 %LSU | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 14.01 %LSU | +72.7% |
| 2008 | 14.9 %LSU | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 13.26 %LSU | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 13.26 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.28 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.67 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 12.92 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.15 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 13.22 %LSU | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 12.79 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.13 %LSU | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 13.21 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 16.04 %LSU | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 13.92 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 14.77 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.87 %LSU | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 14.56 %LSU | +13.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 14.56 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.07 %LSU, 208.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 14.56 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.49 %LSU, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Share in total livestock in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +72.7% | 8.11 %LSU | 14.01 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.85 %LSU | 5.06 %LSU | 6.9 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.27 %LSU | 5.6 %LSU | 6.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 %LSU | 5.68 %LSU | 6.67 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 %LSU | 5.54 %LSU | 6.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.13 %LSU | 6.02 %LSU | 14.9 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.37 %LSU | 12.15 %LSU | 16.04 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.03 %LSU | 12.87 %LSU | 14.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — share in total livestock in Kenya?
- Camels — share in total livestock in Kenya was 14.56 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.04 %LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for camels — share in total livestock?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — share in total livestock rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.