Camels — Share in total livestock in Somalia

Somalia: Camels — Share in total livestock was 53.92 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53.92 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 51 countries
All-time high
53.92 %LSU
in 2023
All-time low
37.32 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Camels — Share in total livestock in Somalia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, camels — share in total livestock in Somalia stood at 53.92 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, camels — share in total livestock in Somalia peaked at 53.92 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.32 %LSU, in 1961.

That places Somalia 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.38 %LSU 37.32 %LSU 43.67 %LSU 9
1970s 45.02 %LSU 43.12 %LSU 47.1 %LSU 10
1980s 45.03 %LSU 44.25 %LSU 45.82 %LSU 10
1990s 47.3 %LSU 44.49 %LSU 52.45 %LSU 10
2000s 48.67 %LSU 46.87 %LSU 50.72 %LSU 10
2010s 51.13 %LSU 50.23 %LSU 52.41 %LSU 10
2020s 53.26 %LSU 52.47 %LSU 53.92 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 2 United Arab Emirates 35.92 %LSU compare
  2. 3 Mauritania 26.21 %LSU compare
  3. 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 Somalia?
Camels — share in total livestock in Somalia was 53.92 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 53.92 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.32 %LSU in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for camels — share in total livestock?
Somalia ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
Is camels — share in total livestock rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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

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
Last refreshed

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.