Camels — Stocks in China
China: Camels — Stocks was 463,760 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Camels — Stocks in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — stocks in China is 463,760 LSU, measured 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 peaked at 502,400 LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 180,720 LSU, in 2009.
That places China 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in China, 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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 463,760 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,740 LSU, 16.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- 8 Ethiopia 1.23 million LSU compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.08 million LSU compare
- 10 Mali 940,379 LSU compare
- 11 China, mainland 463,760 LSU compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 434,700 LSU compare
- 14 Mongolia 379,082 LSU compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in China?
- Camels — stocks in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 502,400 LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,720 LSU in 2009.
- How does China rank for camels — stocks?
- China ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.