Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Camels — Stocks was 165,071 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, camels — stocks in Afghanistan stood at 165,071 An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 349,405 An in 1963 and was at its lowest, 165,071 An, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 279,910 An | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 349,405 An | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 325,000 An | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 300,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 299,000 An | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 300,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 270,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 265,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 265,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300,000 An | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 265,000 An | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 235,000 An | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 215,000 An | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 200,000 An | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 201,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 221,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 242,000 An | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 265,000 An | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 290,384 An | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 224,000 An | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 224,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 175,000 An | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 181,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 190,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 188,000 An | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 174,000 An | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 186,000 An | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 183,000 An | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 190,000 An | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 191,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 172,000 An | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 174,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 170,000 An | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 171,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 170,000 An | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 170,500 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 172,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 171,384 An | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 170,219 An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 168,376 An | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 167,373 An | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 166,937 An | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 166,004 An | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 165,071 An | -0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 165,071 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.51 million An, 11% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 165,071 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,090 An, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300,368 An | 250,000 An | 349,405 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 297,000 An | 270,000 An | 300,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,500 An | 235,000 An | 300,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 223,438 An | 200,000 An | 290,384 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 191,500 An | 174,000 An | 224,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,210 An | 170,000 An | 191,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,752 An | 165,071 An | 168,376 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Camels — stocks in Afghanistan was 165,071 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 349,405 An in 1963.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,071 An in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for camels — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.