Camels — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Camels — Stocks was 20.91 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, camels — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 20.91 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.91 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million LSU, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.27 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.47 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 3.77 million LSU | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 4.10 million LSU | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 4.37 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 4.61 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 4.91 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 5.16 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 5.33 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 5.49 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 5.60 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.72 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.49 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 5.49 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.77 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 5.96 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 6.35 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 6.60 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 6.66 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.69 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.91 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 7.13 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 7.16 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7.09 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 7.32 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 7.40 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.61 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7.87 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 8.00 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 8.00 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.67 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 7.51 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 8.10 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 8.31 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.52 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.72 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 8.95 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.33 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.81 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 10.01 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.35 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.73 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 11.04 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11.52 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.64 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.54 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.39 million LSU | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 14.11 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 13.80 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.29 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 14.50 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.63 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.07 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.46 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.97 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.49 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.21 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 17.83 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.10 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 19.57 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 19.93 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.80 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.91 million LSU | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 million LSU | 3.27 million LSU | 5.33 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.91 million LSU | 5.49 million LSU | 6.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.32 million LSU | 6.69 million LSU | 8.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.49 million LSU | 7.51 million LSU | 9.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.81 million LSU | 10.01 million LSU | 14.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 million LSU | 14.29 million LSU | 19.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.05 million LSU | 19.57 million LSU | 20.91 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2 Somalia 5.28 million LSU compare
- 3 Sudan 3.34 million LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Camels — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa was 20.91 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.91 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for camels — stocks?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.