Camels — Stocks in Western Africa
Western Africa: Camels — Stocks was 3.59 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 3.59 million LSU for camels — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 3.59 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 767,760 LSU, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 767,760 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 812,700 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 866,113 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 967,400 LSU | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 1.08 million LSU | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 1.17 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 1.24 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.34 million LSU | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 1.47 million LSU | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 1.58 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.55 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million LSU | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 1.21 million LSU | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 1.28 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.38 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million LSU | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 1.64 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.66 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.69 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.72 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.75 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.77 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million LSU | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.63 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.64 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.68 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.76 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.76 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.87 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.90 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.94 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.03 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.10 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.32 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.42 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.59 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.70 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.82 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.95 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.78 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.87 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.86 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.91 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.94 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.97 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.01 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.04 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.17 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.12 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.33 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.38 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.42 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.47 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.52 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.56 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.59 million LSU | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 million LSU | 767,760 LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 1.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million LSU | 1.76 million LSU | 2.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 2.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 million LSU | 2.94 million LSU | 3.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 million LSU | 3.47 million LSU | 3.59 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Western Africa?
- Camels — stocks in Western Africa was 3.59 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 767,760 LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for camels — stocks?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.