Camels — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Camels — Stocks was 2.44 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — stocks in Saudi Arabia is 2.44 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 416.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.44 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,000 An, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 82,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 84,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 85,700 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 87,500 An | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 89,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 91,500 An | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 112,189 An | +22.6% |
| 1969 | 110,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 120,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 150,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 170,000 An | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 210,000 An | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 270,000 An | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 260,000 An | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 252,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 240,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 241,000 An | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 282,000 An | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 279,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 290,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 311,068 An | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 367,411 An | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 391,247 An | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 372,126 An | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 376,741 An | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 396,626 An | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 390,250 An | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 406,073 An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 405,916 An | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 405,261 An | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 409,788 An | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 412,629 An | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 415,468 An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 421,700 An | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 423,504 An | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 426,015 An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 365,241 An | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 255,475 An | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 259,483 An | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 255,296 An | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 252,663 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 254,557 An | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 283,911 An | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 272,700 An | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 284,133 An | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 279,338 An | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 241,893 An | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 229,871 An | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 213,321 An | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 219,931 An | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 223,441 An | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 233,085 An | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 471,704 An | +102.4% |
| 2015 | 476,398 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 481,138 An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 485,926 An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 487,823 An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 492,853 An | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million An | +184.1% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million An | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million An | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million An | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 2.44 million An | +10.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.44 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 109,086 An, 22.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.44 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,090 An, 21.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +184.1% | 492,853 An | 1.40 million An |
| 2014 | +102.4% | 233,085 An | 471,704 An |
| 2022 | +43.9% | 1.39 million An | 2.00 million An |
| 1999 | -30.1% | 365,241 An | 255,475 An |
| 1974 | +28.6% | 210,000 An | 270,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,321 An | 80,000 An | 112,189 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 219,500 An | 120,000 An | 282,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 358,054 An | 279,000 An | 406,073 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 394,100 An | 255,475 An | 426,015 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 261,384 An | 229,871 An | 284,133 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,562 An | 213,321 An | 492,853 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million An | 1.39 million An | 2.44 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 3 Sudan 4.84 million An compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 156,555 An compare
- 4 Kenya 4.78 million An compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 4.71 million An compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 32,278 An compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,137 An compare
- 7 Niger 1.96 million An compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.66 million An compare
- 9 Mauritania 1.56 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Camels — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 2.44 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 An in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for camels — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.