Camels — Share in total livestock in Somalia
Somalia: Camels — Share in total livestock was 53.92 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Share in total livestock in Somalia, 1961–2023
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 48 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.
Camels — Share in total livestock in Somalia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.32 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 38.38 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 40.07 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 41.54 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 42.19 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 42.66 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 43.58 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 43.67 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 42.99 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 43.12 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 44.35 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 44.41 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 43.88 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 46.59 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 45.79 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 47.1 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 45.66 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 44.39 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 44.96 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 45.01 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 44.89 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.18 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 45.82 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 45.28 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 45.47 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.86 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 44.64 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.25 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 44.93 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 47.4 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 50.28 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 52.45 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 48.46 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 45.43 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 44.86 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 44.65 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.49 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.58 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 48.4 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 48.37 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.04 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.03 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.98 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.47 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 46.87 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.99 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 50.6 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 50.65 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.72 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.49 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.23 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.51 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.48 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.53 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.9 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.42 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.03 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.31 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.41 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.47 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.01 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 53.63 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.92 %LSU | +0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 53.92 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.37 %LSU, 6.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 53.92 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.49 %LSU, 5.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 United Arab Emirates 35.92 %LSU compare
- 3 Mauritania 26.21 %LSU compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0.87 %LSU compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.54 %LSU compare
- 4 Oman 24.36 %LSU compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 48 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
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.