Camels — Stocks in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Camels — Stocks was 5.93 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Camels — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, camels — stocks in Northern Africa stood at 5.93 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 5.93 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.95 million An, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.98 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.96 million An | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.95 million An | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 3.00 million An | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.02 million An | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.24 million An | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 3.49 million An | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 3.67 million An | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3.48 million An | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.32 million An | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.37 million An | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.37 million An | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.42 million An | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.42 million An | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.46 million An | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.47 million An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.95 million An | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 3.02 million An | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 3.17 million An | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 3.25 million An | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.35 million An | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.57 million An | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 3.51 million An | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.56 million An | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.54 million An | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.35 million An | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 3.30 million An | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.37 million An | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.39 million An | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.39 million An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.43 million An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million An | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.46 million An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.50 million An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.53 million An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.55 million An | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.55 million An | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.56 million An | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.69 million An | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.80 million An | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.90 million An | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million An | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.21 million An | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.45 million An | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.64 million An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.85 million An | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.94 million An | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.14 million An | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 5.34 million An | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.39 million An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.52 million An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.58 million An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.62 million An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.66 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.67 million An | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.72 million An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.74 million An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.74 million An | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.77 million An | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.78 million An | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.88 million An | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.79 million An | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.84 million An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.93 million An | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.20 million An | 2.95 million An | 3.67 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.30 million An | 2.95 million An | 3.47 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 million An | 3.25 million An | 3.57 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 million An | 3.39 million An | 3.69 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.53 million An | 3.80 million An | 5.34 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 million An | 5.39 million An | 5.77 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 million An | 5.78 million An | 5.93 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 4 Kenya 4.78 million An compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 4.71 million An compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 2.44 million An compare
- 7 Niger 1.96 million An compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.66 million An compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.56 million An compare
- 10 Mali 1.37 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.65 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 308,761 ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 8.19 million t (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield 29,350 kg/ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 279,075 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production 166,346 t (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Production 7.32 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Northern Africa?
- Camels — stocks in Northern Africa was 5.93 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 million An in 1977.
- How does Northern Africa rank for camels — stocks?
- Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.