Camels — Stocks in Western Asia
Western Asia: Camels — Stocks was 2.71 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 2.71 million LSU for camels — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Western Asia peaked at 2.71 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 468,002 LSU, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 548,114 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 540,933 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 536,970 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 538,383 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 547,253 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 574,358 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 549,579 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 573,536 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 586,282 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 596,447 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 604,936 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 593,662 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 606,286 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 618,191 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 558,067 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 510,893 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 484,226 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 468,002 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 487,582 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 487,261 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 507,448 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 536,474 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 592,852 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 599,342 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 579,617 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 581,135 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 614,048 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 629,461 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 658,030 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 714,409 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 679,682 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 695,728 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 711,435 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 721,680 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 737,811 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 751,460 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 765,737 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 733,808 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 682,066 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 702,270 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 704,329 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 713,937 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 790,114 LSU | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 823,671 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 875,621 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 926,968 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 954,020 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 956,372 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 968,218 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million LSU | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million LSU | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million LSU | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.71 million LSU | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 2.71 million LSU | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.7% | 1.51 million LSU | 2.19 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 555,045 LSU | 536,970 LSU | 586,282 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 552,829 LSU | 468,002 LSU | 618,191 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 578,567 LSU | 487,261 LSU | 658,030 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 719,382 LSU | 679,682 LSU | 765,737 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 846,817 LSU | 702,270 LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million LSU | 968,218 LSU | 1.51 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million LSU | 2.19 million LSU | 2.71 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 11 China 463,760 LSU compare
- 11 China, mainland 463,760 LSU compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 434,700 LSU compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Western Asia?
- Camels — stocks in Western Asia was 2.71 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,002 LSU in 1978.
- How does Western Asia rank for camels — stocks?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.