Camels — Stocks in India
India: Camels — Stocks was 175,530 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Camels — Stocks in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — stocks in India is 175,530 An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in India peaked at 1.12 million An in 1971 and was at its lowest, 175,530 An, in 2024.
That places India 26th 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 India, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 902,881 An | — |
| 1962 | 928,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 953,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 978,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.00 million An | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million An | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.05 million An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.08 million An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million An | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.11 million An | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.12 million An | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million An | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million An | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.09 million An | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million An | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million An | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million An | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million An | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million An | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million An | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million An | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million An | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million An | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million An | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million An | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million An | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million An | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million An | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million An | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 912,000 An | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 858,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 807,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 759,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 714,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 672,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 632,000 An | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 601,000 An | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 572,000 An | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 545,000 An | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 517,000 An | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 496,000 An | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 476,000 An | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 457,000 An | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 439,000 An | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 400,274 An | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 380,000 An | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 380,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 361,909 An | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 337,244 An | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 308,768 An | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 280,333 An | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 251,956 An | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 224,033 An | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 219,568 An | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 202,740 An | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 188,890 An | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 175,530 An | -7.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 175,530 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000 An, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.00 million An | 902,881 An | 1.10 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million An | 1.05 million An | 1.12 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million An | 1.00 million An | 1.08 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 977,000 An | 807,000 An | 1.03 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 598,400 An | 476,000 An | 759,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,648 An | 251,956 An | 457,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,152 An | 175,530 An | 224,033 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in India?
- Camels — stocks in India was 175,530 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million An in 1971.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,530 An in 2024.
- How does India rank for camels — stocks?
- India ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.