Camels — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Camels — Share in total livestock was 14.04 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.04 %LSU
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 18 regions
All-time high
14.04 %LSU
in 2023
All-time low
3.27 %LSU
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Camels — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

2.557.51012.515196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for camels — share in total livestock in Middle Africa is 14.04 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, camels — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 14.04 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.27 %LSU, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.61 %LSU 3.4 %LSU 3.85 %LSU 9
1970s 4.45 %LSU 3.27 %LSU 4.89 %LSU 10
1980s 5.5 %LSU 4.77 %LSU 6.15 %LSU 10
1990s 7.43 %LSU 6.28 %LSU 8.39 %LSU 10
2000s 9.73 %LSU 8.55 %LSU 10.94 %LSU 10
2010s 11.98 %LSU 11.14 %LSU 13.09 %LSU 10
2020s 13.73 %LSU 13.38 %LSU 14.04 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Somalia 53.92 %LSU compare
  2. 2 United Arab Emirates 35.92 %LSU compare
  3. 3 Mauritania 26.21 %LSU compare
  4. 4 Oman 24.36 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is camels — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?
Camels — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 14.04 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 14.04 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.27 %LSU in 1970.
How does Middle Africa rank for camels — share in total livestock?
Middle Africa ranks 1st out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
Is camels — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
Camels — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
70 places, 3,852 data points, 1961–2023
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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.