Camels — Stocks in Western Asia
Western Asia: Camels — Stocks was 4.10 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, camels — stocks in Western Asia stood at 4.10 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Western Asia peaked at 4.10 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 634,002 An, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 739,819 An | — |
| 1962 | 731,244 An | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 725,960 An | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 727,844 An | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 740,171 An | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 776,310 An | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 742,772 An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 775,715 An | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 791,710 An | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 805,263 An | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 816,582 An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 801,550 An | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 818,381 An | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 834,255 An | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 754,089 An | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 691,691 An | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 656,134 An | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 634,002 An | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 659,110 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 657,681 An | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 683,597 An | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 721,799 An | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 796,470 An | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 805,123 An | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 778,823 An | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 780,847 An | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 824,231 An | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 844,281 An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 882,374 An | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 957,545 An | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 911,156 An | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 932,737 An | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 953,780 An | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 967,440 An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 988,848 An | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million An | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million An | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 983,811 An | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 914,771 An | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 941,410 An | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 944,435 An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 957,273 An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million An | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million An | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million An | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million An | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million An | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million An | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million An | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million An | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million An | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million An | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million An | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million An | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.87 million An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million An | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.94 million An | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million An | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.93 million An | +45.6% |
| 2021 | 2.98 million An | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.62 million An | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million An | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 4.10 million An | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — Stocks in Western Asia 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 | +45.6% | 2.01 million An | 2.93 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 750,172 An | 725,960 An | 791,710 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 747,106 An | 634,002 An | 834,255 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 777,523 An | 657,681 An | 882,374 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 964,272 An | 911,156 An | 1.03 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million An | 941,410 An | 1.37 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million An | 1.30 million An | 2.01 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.50 million An | 2.93 million An | 4.10 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — stocks in Western Asia?
- Camels — stocks in Western Asia was 4.10 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 634,002 An in 1978.
- How does Western Asia rank for camels — stocks?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.