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 51 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (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 51 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.