Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Camels — Stocks was 9.84 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.84 million LSU
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
8th
of 19 groups
All-time high
9.92 million LSU
in 2020
All-time low
2.29 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for camels — stocks in Eastern Africa is 9.84 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 9.92 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million LSU, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.01 million LSU 2.29 million LSU 3.60 million LSU 9
1970s 4.06 million LSU 3.65 million LSU 4.54 million LSU 10
1980s 4.99 million LSU 4.52 million LSU 5.45 million LSU 10
1990s 5.32 million LSU 4.63 million LSU 5.96 million LSU 10
2000s 6.75 million LSU 5.96 million LSU 8.38 million LSU 10
2010s 8.48 million LSU 7.92 million LSU 9.89 million LSU 10
2020s 9.70 million LSU 9.22 million LSU 9.92 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 5 Kenya 3.00 million LSU compare
  2. 6 Saudi Arabia 1.49 million LSU compare
  3. 7 Niger 1.35 million LSU compare
  4. 8 Ethiopia 1.23 million LSU compare
  5. 9 Mauritania 1.08 million LSU compare
  6. 10 Mali 940,379 LSU compare
  7. 11 China 463,760 LSU compare
  8. 11 China, mainland 463,760 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is camels — stocks in Eastern Africa?
Camels — stocks in Eastern Africa was 9.84 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 9.92 million LSU in 2020.
What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million LSU in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for camels — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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

Indicator
Camels — Stocks
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.