Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Kenya
Kenya: Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 238,974 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Kenya stood at 238,974 An.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Kenya peaked at 248,500 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24,500 An, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 25,200 An | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 26,600 An | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 28,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 29,400 An | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 30,800 An | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 32,200 An | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 33,600 An | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 36,100 An | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 34,700 An | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 35,700 An | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 36,400 An | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 37,100 An | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 38,500 An | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 39,200 An | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 40,600 An | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 42,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 45,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 45,600 An | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 47,300 An | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 52,700 An | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 60,016 An | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 63,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 65,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 63,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 64,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 66,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 68,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 64,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 60,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 58,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 61,000 An | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 63,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 64,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 63,000 An | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 64,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 50,200 An | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 57,500 An | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 59,200 An | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 62,500 An | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 83,600 An | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 65,200 An | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 74,000 An | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 220,000 An | +197.3% |
| 2008 | 248,500 An | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 208,000 An | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 215,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 215,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 215,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 217,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 199,378 An | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 218,767 An | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 205,153 An | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 196,350 An | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 119,947 An | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 245,586 An | +104.7% |
| 2020 | 204,666 An | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 130,431 An | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 81,067 An | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 184,014 An | +127.0% |
| 2024 | 238,974 An | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,600 An | 24,500 An | 36,100 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,420 An | 34,700 An | 45,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,162 An | 45,000 An | 66,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,000 An | 58,000 An | 68,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,870 An | 50,200 An | 248,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,718 An | 119,947 An | 245,586 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,830 An | 81,067 An | 238,974 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 3 Saudi Arabia 500,657 An compare
- 4 Somalia 293,250 An compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 256,907 An compare
- 7 Ethiopia 179,961 An compare
- 8 China 179,340 An compare
- 8 China, mainland 179,340 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Kenya?
- Fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Kenya was 238,974 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 248,500 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,500 An in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.