Camels — Stocks in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Camels — Stocks was 7.48 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.48 million LSU
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
7.48 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
210,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Camels — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for camels — stocks in Middle Africa is 7.48 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 7.48 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 210,000 LSU, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Camels — Stocks in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Camels — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 210,000 LSU —
1962 224,000 LSU +6.7%
1963 245,000 LSU +9.4%
1964 245,000 LSU +0.0%
1965 245,000 LSU +0.0%
1966 245,000 LSU +0.0%
1967 248,500 LSU +1.4%
1968 248,500 LSU +0.0%
1969 259,000 LSU +4.2%
1970 259,000 LSU +0.0%
1971 315,000 LSU +21.6%
1972 392,000 LSU +24.4%
1973 392,000 LSU +0.0%
1974 381,500 LSU -2.7%
1975 362,600 LSU -5.0%
1976 373,614 LSU +3.0%
1977 398,300 LSU +6.6%
1978 424,200 LSU +6.5%
1979 452,200 LSU +6.6%
1980 482,300 LSU +6.7%
1981 513,800 LSU +6.5%
1982 547,400 LSU +6.5%
1983 583,800 LSU +6.6%
1984 622,300 LSU +6.6%
1985 662,900 LSU +6.5%
1986 707,000 LSU +6.7%
1987 753,200 LSU +6.5%
1988 802,900 LSU +6.6%
1989 855,400 LSU +6.5%
1990 912,100 LSU +6.6%
1991 972,300 LSU +6.6%
1992 1.04 million LSU +6.6%
1993 1.10 million LSU +6.6%
1994 1.18 million LSU +6.5%
1995 1.25 million LSU +6.6%
1996 1.34 million LSU +6.6%
1997 1.43 million LSU +6.6%
1998 1.52 million LSU +6.6%
1999 1.62 million LSU +6.6%
2000 1.73 million LSU +6.6%
2001 1.84 million LSU +6.6%
2002 1.96 million LSU +6.6%
2003 2.09 million LSU +6.6%
2004 2.23 million LSU +6.6%
2005 2.37 million LSU +6.6%
2006 2.53 million LSU +6.6%
2007 2.70 million LSU +6.6%
2008 2.87 million LSU +6.6%
2009 3.06 million LSU +6.6%
2010 3.26 million LSU +6.6%
2011 3.48 million LSU +6.6%
2012 3.71 million LSU +6.6%
2013 3.95 million LSU +6.6%
2014 4.21 million LSU +6.6%
2015 4.49 million LSU +6.6%
2016 4.78 million LSU +6.6%
2017 5.10 million LSU +6.6%
2018 5.44 million LSU +6.6%
2019 5.79 million LSU +6.6%
2020 6.17 million LSU +6.6%
2021 6.58 million LSU +6.6%
2022 7.01 million LSU +6.6%
2023 7.48 million LSU +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 241,111 LSU 210,000 LSU 259,000 LSU 9
1970s 375,041 LSU 259,000 LSU 452,200 LSU 10
1980s 653,100 LSU 482,300 LSU 855,400 LSU 10
1990s 1.24 million LSU 912,100 LSU 1.62 million LSU 10
2000s 2.34 million LSU 1.73 million LSU 3.06 million LSU 10
2010s 4.42 million LSU 3.26 million LSU 5.79 million LSU 10
2020s 6.81 million LSU 6.17 million LSU 7.48 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Chad 7.48 million LSU compare
  2. 2 Somalia 5.28 million LSU compare
  3. 3 Sudan 3.34 million LSU compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 120,000 LSU compare
  5. 4 Sudan (former) 3.30 million LSU compare
  6. 5 Kenya 3.00 million LSU compare
  7. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 25,132 LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is camels — stocks in Middle Africa?
Camels — stocks in Middle Africa was 7.48 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 7.48 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 210,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for camels — stocks?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2023.
Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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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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
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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.