Camels — Stocks in Nigeria
Nigeria: Camels — Stocks was 279,135 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 279,135 An for camels — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 280,703 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,000 An, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 14,500 An | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 14,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 16,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 16,500 An | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 17,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 18,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 18,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 17,600 An | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 17,500 An | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 17,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17,200 An | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 17,400 An | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 17,700 An | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 17,800 An | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 17,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17,850 An | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17,900 An | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 18,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,881 An | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 19,105 An | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 20,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 40,000 An | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 60,000 An | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 80,000 An | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 100,000 An | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 120,000 An | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 140,000 An | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 160,000 An | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 180,000 An | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 200,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 220,000 An | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 240,000 An | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 260,000 An | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 277,727 An | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 278,005 An | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 278,283 An | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 278,561 An | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 279,215 An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 279,534 An | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 279,397 An | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 279,677 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 280,009 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 280,346 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 280,703 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 279,468 An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 279,355 An | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 279,246 An | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 279,135 An | -0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 279,135 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000 An, 3.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 279,135 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 million An, 18% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +100.0% | 20,000 An | 40,000 An |
| 1999 | +50.0% | 40,000 An | 60,000 An |
| 2000 | +33.3% | 60,000 An | 80,000 An |
| 1996 | +28.4% | 14,881 An | 19,105 An |
| 2001 | +25.0% | 80,000 An | 100,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,944 An | 14,000 An | 18,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,910 An | 17,000 An | 20,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,765 An | 17,200 An | 18,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,399 An | 14,881 An | 60,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,000 An | 80,000 An | 260,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,075 An | 277,727 An | 280,346 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,581 An | 279,135 An | 280,703 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Nigeria?
- Camels — stocks in Nigeria was 279,135 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 280,703 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 An in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for camels — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.