Fat of camels — Production in Somalia
Somalia: Fat of camels — Production was 2,693 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of camels — Production in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fat of camels — production in Somalia is 2,693 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of camels — production in Somalia peaked at 2,693 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 452.13 t, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 5th of 39 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 — Production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 452.13 t | — |
| 1962 | 470.21 t | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 587.77 t | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 506.38 t | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 488.3 t | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 479.26 t | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 461.17 t | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 678.19 t | +47.1% |
| 1969 | 605.85 t | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 614.89 t | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 651.06 t | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 696.28 t | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 614.89 t | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 687.23 t | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 660.11 t | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 642.02 t | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 678.19 t | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 678.19 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 705.32 t | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 768.62 t | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 813.83 t | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 813.83 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 678.19 t | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 723.4 t | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 813.83 t | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 958.51 t | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 1,001 t | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,031 t | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,356 t | +31.6% |
| 1990 | 1,628 t | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 1,809 t | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 1,718 t | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,809 t | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1,809 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,854 t | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,899 t | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,809 t | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,989 t | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,809 t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2,080 t | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 2,215 t | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 2,170 t | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,351 t | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2,369 t | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,378 t | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,351 t | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,351 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,351 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,351 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,351 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,351 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,441 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2,441 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,445 t | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,480 t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,498 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,529 t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,553 t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,582 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,612 t | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,632 t | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,650 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,672 t | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,693 t | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 525.47 t | 452.13 t | 678.19 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 662.82 t | 614.89 t | 705.32 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 895.85 t | 678.19 t | 1,356 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,813 t | 1,628 t | 1,989 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,297 t | 2,080 t | 2,378 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,467 t | 2,351 t | 2,582 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,652 t | 2,612 t | 2,693 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Sudan 3,873 t compare
- 3 Sudan (former) 3,707 t compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 2,755 t compare
- 6 China 2,064 t compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,064 t compare
- 8 Kenya 1,399 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of camels — production in Somalia?
- Fat of camels — production in Somalia was 2,693 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of camels — production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,693 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest fat of camels — production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 452.13 t in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for fat of camels — production?
- Somalia ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of camels — production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fat of camels — Production. 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.