Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China
China: Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 260.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China is 260.52, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 159.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China peaked at 260.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.4, in 1991.
That places China 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.23 | — |
| 1962 | 87 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 97.76 | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 107.71 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 114.82 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 121.59 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 118.71 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 115.75 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 112.68 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 109.77 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 107.05 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 104.62 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 102.39 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 100.37 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 98.64 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 97.12 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 95.74 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 94.46 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 93.17 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 91.84 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 99.54 | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 106.89 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 103.53 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 107.25 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 110.75 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 113.99 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 115.34 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 116.63 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 119.5 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 122.19 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 49.4 | -59.6% |
| 1992 | 62.56 | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 68.68 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 79.37 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 74.05 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 68.99 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 69.88 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 88.11 | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 96.06 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 95.35 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 91.84 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 96.88 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 90.73 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 91.03 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.21 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 93.23 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 100.87 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 109.75 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 84.81 | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 86.92 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 89.03 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88.43 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 100.58 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 100.22 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.59 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 101.19 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 94.48 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 126.18 | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 163.68 | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 166.5 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 187.42 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 217.58 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 234.8 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 260.52 | +11.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 260.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 140.06, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -59.6% | 122.19 | 49.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.14 | 87 | 121.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.33 | 93.17 | 109.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.53 | 91.84 | 119.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.93 | 49.4 | 122.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.47 | 84.81 | 109.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.93 | 86.92 | 163.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.36 | 166.5 | 260.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Mali 331.22 compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 109.08 compare
- 3 China, mainland 260.39 compare
- 4 Bahrain 209.8 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 42.68 compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 184.17 compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China?
- Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China was 260.52 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 260.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 in 1991.
- How does China rank for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- China ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.