Camels — Stocks in China, mainland
China, mainland: Camels — Stocks was 463,760 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Camels — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 463,760 LSU for camels — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 502,400 LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 180,720 LSU, in 2009.
China, mainland ranks 11th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 304,800 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 302,400 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 308,800 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 321,600 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 340,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 358,400 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 360,000 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 368,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 376,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 384,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 389,600 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 404,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 412,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 400,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 403,200 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 428,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 436,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 451,200 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 459,200 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 483,200 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 491,200 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 502,400 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 488,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 451,200 LSU | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 424,800 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 424,000 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 403,200 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 380,000 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 377,600 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 380,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 370,400 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 352,800 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 320,800 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 298,400 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 284,800 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 280,800 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 279,200 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 280,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 268,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 264,000 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 260,800 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 223,200 LSU | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 211,200 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 212,000 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 209,600 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 212,480 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 215,200 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 193,600 LSU | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 180,720 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 184,160 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 194,240 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 195,840 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 219,040 LSU | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 219,040 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 224,080 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 240,400 LSU | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 258,616 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 270,702 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 324,261 LSU | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 328,960 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 369,360 LSU | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 433,120 LSU | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 463,760 LSU | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,778 LSU | 302,400 LSU | 376,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 416,720 LSU | 384,000 LSU | 459,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 442,560 LSU | 377,600 LSU | 502,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 311,520 LSU | 268,000 LSU | 380,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,280 LSU | 180,720 LSU | 264,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,038 LSU | 184,160 LSU | 324,261 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,800 LSU | 328,960 LSU | 463,760 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in China, mainland?
- Camels — stocks in China, mainland was 463,760 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 502,400 LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,720 LSU in 2009.
- How does China, mainland rank for camels — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.