Meat of camels, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Meat of camels, fresh or chilled — Production was 204,643 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production in Northern Africa stood at 204,643 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production in Northern Africa peaked at 204,643 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34,428 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled — Production in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,428 t | — |
| 1962 | 35,633 t | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 37,699 t | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 40,134 t | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 45,216 t | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 55,252 t | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 55,689 t | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 52,843 t | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 54,456 t | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 55,948 t | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 53,578 t | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 57,261 t | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 57,730 t | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 53,587 t | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 50,192 t | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 53,159 t | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 53,152 t | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 48,863 t | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 49,353 t | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 55,565 t | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 50,010 t | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 64,875 t | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 65,458 t | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 70,753 t | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 70,195 t | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 54,588 t | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 45,565 t | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 54,501 t | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 60,485 t | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 61,391 t | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 67,224 t | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 75,385 t | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 73,400 t | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 82,917 t | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 91,291 t | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 101,208 t | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 103,986 t | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 110,153 t | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 124,016 t | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 123,828 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 125,842 t | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 121,769 t | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 121,247 t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 123,939 t | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 93,962 t | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 133,344 t | +41.9% |
| 2007 | 130,551 t | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 142,588 t | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 150,434 t | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 155,857 t | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 170,401 t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 174,995 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 176,618 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 178,618 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 178,892 t | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 179,361 t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 183,656 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 174,058 t | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 183,202 t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 182,470 t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 196,592 t | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 199,358 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 199,974 t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 204,643 t | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,706 t | 34,428 t | 55,689 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,282 t | 48,863 t | 57,730 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,200 t | 45,565 t | 70,753 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,097 t | 61,391 t | 124,016 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,750 t | 93,962 t | 150,434 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,566 t | 155,857 t | 183,656 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,607 t | 182,470 t | 204,643 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 2 Sudan (former) 139,000 t compare
- 3 Kenya 71,490 t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,170 t compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 66,164 t compare
- 5 Somalia 50,626 t compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 480.75 t compare
- 6 Türkiye 0 t compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 46,241 t compare
- 7 China 45,033 t compare
- 7 China, mainland 45,033 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production in Northern Africa?
- Meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production in Northern Africa was 204,643 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 204,643 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,428 t in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production?
- Northern Africa ranks 5th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of camels, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 — 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.