Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Camels — Stocks was 1.66 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, camels — stocks in Ethiopia stood at 1.66 million An.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 1.76 million An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 320,000 An, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 320,000 An | — |
| 1994 | 335,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 345,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 355,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 365,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 375,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 390,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 400,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 410,000 An | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 420,000 An | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 435,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 445,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 458,576 An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 436,622 An | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 615,197 An | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million An | +64.0% |
| 2009 | 807,581 An | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million An | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 979,318 An | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 915,518 An | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million An | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million An | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million An | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million An | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million An | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million An | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million An | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million An | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million An | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.61 million An | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.66 million An | +3.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.66 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.51 million An, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.66 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 million An, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +64.0% | 615,197 An | 1.01 million An |
| 2007 | +40.9% | 436,622 An | 615,197 An |
| 2010 | +36.5% | 807,581 An | 1.10 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 355,000 An | 320,000 An | 390,000 An | 7 |
| 2000s | 543,702 An | 400,000 An | 1.01 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million An | 915,518 An | 1.76 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million An | 1.53 million An | 1.66 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Sudan (former) 4.71 million An compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 32,278 An compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 2.44 million An compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,137 An compare
- 7 Niger 1.96 million An compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.56 million An compare
- 10 Mali 1.37 million An compare
- 11 Pakistan 1.16 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Ethiopia?
- Camels — stocks in Ethiopia was 1.66 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million An in 2018.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,000 An in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for camels — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.