Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Camels — Stocks was 125,653 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — stocks in Afghanistan is 125,653 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 262,054 LSU in 1963 and was at its lowest, 125,653 LSU, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 187,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 209,932 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 262,054 LSU | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 243,750 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 225,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 224,250 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 225,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 225,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 202,500 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 198,750 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 198,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 225,000 LSU | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 198,750 LSU | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 176,250 LSU | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 161,250 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 150,000 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 150,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 150,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 150,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 150,750 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 165,750 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 181,500 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 198,750 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 217,788 LSU | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 168,000 LSU | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 168,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 131,250 LSU | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 135,750 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 142,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 141,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 130,500 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 139,500 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 137,250 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 142,500 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 143,250 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 129,000 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 130,500 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 127,500 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 128,250 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 127,500 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 127,875 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 129,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 128,538 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 127,664 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 127,058 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 126,850 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 126,251 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 125,653 LSU | -0.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 125,653 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.08 million LSU, 12% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 125,653 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75,544 LSU, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,276 LSU | 187,500 LSU | 262,054 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 222,750 LSU | 202,500 LSU | 225,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 199,125 LSU | 176,250 LSU | 225,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,579 LSU | 150,000 LSU | 217,788 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,625 LSU | 130,500 LSU | 168,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,908 LSU | 127,500 LSU | 143,250 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,453 LSU | 125,653 LSU | 127,058 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Camels — stocks in Afghanistan was 125,653 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 262,054 LSU in 1963.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,653 LSU in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for camels — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Camels — Stocks. 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.