Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Camels — Stocks was 9.84 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
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.
Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.29 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.43 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 2.66 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.88 million LSU | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 3.04 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 3.19 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 3.42 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 3.57 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 3.60 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.65 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3.73 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3.81 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 3.75 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.90 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 4.12 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4.21 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.36 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 4.53 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 4.54 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.52 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.67 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.83 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.80 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.89 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.08 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 5.07 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.21 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.39 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 5.45 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.33 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.94 million LSU | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 4.63 million LSU | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 5.12 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.33 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.41 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.49 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.71 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.96 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.96 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.09 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.17 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.25 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.48 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.32 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.23 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.82 million LSU | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 8.38 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 7.83 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.08 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.04 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.92 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.08 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.08 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.36 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.51 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.78 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.02 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.89 million LSU | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 9.92 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.83 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.22 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 9.84 million LSU | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +25.6% | 6.23 million LSU | 7.82 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 120,000 LSU compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 3.30 million LSU compare
- 5 Kenya 3.00 million LSU compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 25,132 LSU compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 1.49 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 897.75 LSU compare
- 7 Niger 1.35 million LSU compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.23 million LSU compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.08 million LSU compare
- 10 Mali 940,379 LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
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 7th out of 16 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
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.