Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Camels — Stocks was 1.23 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.23 million LSU for camels — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 1.23 million LSU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 224,000 LSU, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 224,000 LSU | — |
| 1994 | 234,500 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 241,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 248,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 255,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 262,500 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 273,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 280,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 287,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 294,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 304,500 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 311,500 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 321,003 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 305,635 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 430,638 LSU | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 706,328 LSU | +64.0% |
| 2009 | 565,307 LSU | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 771,483 LSU | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 685,523 LSU | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 640,863 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 768,818 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 814,870 LSU | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 859,616 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 846,525 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 992,920 LSU | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million LSU | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million LSU | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million LSU | +1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.23 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.08 million LSU, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.23 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 million LSU, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +64.0% | 430,638 LSU | 706,328 LSU |
| 2007 | +40.9% | 305,635 LSU | 430,638 LSU |
| 2010 | +36.5% | 565,307 LSU | 771,483 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 248,500 LSU | 224,000 LSU | 273,000 LSU | 7 |
| 2000s | 380,591 LSU | 280,000 LSU | 706,328 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 865,410 LSU | 640,863 LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 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
- 9 Mauritania 1.08 million LSU compare
- 10 Mali 940,379 LSU compare
- 11 China 463,760 LSU compare
- 11 China, mainland 463,760 LSU compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Camels — stocks in Ethiopia was 1.23 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million LSU in 2018.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,000 LSU in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for camels — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.