Camel Population by Country

In 2024, Chad had the largest reported camel population among the 46 countries in this dataset, with 11,379,091 head, followed by Somalia with 7,593,176 and Sudan with 4,839,720. Chad added 698,676 head from 2023 and Saudi Arabia added 1,036,191 head since 2020. The figures below come from FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Camels, 2020-2024, reporting stocks quantity in head. The table lists 46 countries, all of which reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 44,336,085 head. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Chad had about 1.50 times Somalia's camel population in 2024, with 11,379,091 head compared with 7,593,176, while Sudan ranks third with 4,839,720 head, 2,753,456 head behind Somalia. The top two hold 42.8 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 4,839,720 and 4,779,483 head respectively.

Camel Population by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	Chad TD	11,379,091
2	Somalia SO	7,593,176
3	Sudan SD	4,839,720
4	Kenya KE	4,779,483
5	Saudi Arabia SA	2,436,191
6	Niger NE	1,957,356
7	Ethiopia ET	1,656,499
8	Mauritania MR	1,557,920
9	Mali ML	1,370,266
10	Pakistan PK	1,163,000
11	China CN	634,000
12	United Arab Emirates AE	604,855
13	Mongolia MN	480,567
14	Algeria DZ	466,642
15	Yemen YE	462,052
16	Eritrea ER	407,158
17	Oman OM	301,952
18	Kazakhstan KZ	280,522
19	Nigeria NG	279,135
20	Egypt EG	247,667
21	Tunisia TN	239,078
22	India IN	175,530
23	Afghanistan AF	165,071
24	Iran IR	156,555
25	Turkmenistan TM	142,993
26	Iraq IQ	115,090
27	Qatar QA	109,086
28	Morocco MA	72,000
29	Djibouti DJ	71,972
30	Libya LY	63,956
31	Syria SY	32,278
32	Burkina Faso BF	29,526
33	Uzbekistan UZ	17,631
34	Kuwait KW	15,745
35	Jordan JO	12,464
36	Israel IL	5,642
37	Russia RU	5,222
38	Senegal SN	3,124
39	Bahrain BH	3,000
40	Türkiye TR	1137
41	Ukraine UA	880
42	Azerbaijan AZ	349
43	Kyrgyzstan KG	217
44	Lebanon LB	130
45	Namibia NA	97
46	Tajikistan TJ	60

Camel Population by Country in 2024

Chad had the largest camel population in the 2024 listed data with 11,379,091 head, followed by Somalia with 7,593,176 head and Sudan with 4,839,720 head. Kenya ranked fourth with 4,779,483 head.

Chad holds 25.7 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 53.7 percent of the 44,336,085-head listed total.

Chad Adds 698,676 Head as Camel Stocks Grow 4.1 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (46 countries with data in both years) moved from 42,590,575 head to 44,336,085 head, a change of 1,745,510 head (4.1 percent). The totals listed for each year were 42,590,575 head (46 reporters) and 44,336,085 head (46 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Chad added 698,676 head (up 6.5 percent) and Kenya 494,986 head (up 11.6 percent), while Saudi Arabia added 225,994 head (up 10.2 percent).

Camel Stocks Rise 12.0 Percent Between 2020 and 2024

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (46 countries with data in both years) rose from 39,576,362 head to 44,336,085 head, a change of 4,759,723 head (12.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 39,576,362 head (46 reporters) and 44,336,085 head (46 reporters); no reporter present in 2020 is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Chad added 2,557,868 head (up 29.0 percent), accounting for 53.7 percent of the increase, while Saudi Arabia added 1,036,191 head (up 74.0 percent) and China 222,800 head (up 54.2 percent).

Camel Population by Country

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	Chad	8,821,223	9,401,892	10,020,784	10,680,415	11,379,091
2	Somalia	7,490,891	7,515,781	7,537,650	7,567,111	7,593,176
3	Sudan	4,918,109	4,826,472	4,700,000	4,770,724	4,839,720
4	Kenya	4,669,739	4,427,881	3,456,483	4,284,497	4,779,483
5	Saudi Arabia	1,400,000	1,390,091	2,000,242	2,210,197	2,436,191
6	Niger	1,858,797	1,882,961	1,907,439	1,932,237	1,957,356
7	Ethiopia	1,530,939	1,566,449	1,614,196	1,603,124	1,656,499
8	Mauritania	1,517,299	1,530,864	1,538,393	1,548,157	1,557,920
9	Mali	1,265,915	1,291,233	1,317,057	1,343,399	1,370,266
10	Pakistan	1,104,000	1,118,000	1,133,000	1,148,000	1,163,000
11	China	411,200	461,700	541,400	579,700	634,000
12	United Arab Emirates	497,524	549,458	569,527	593,294	604,855
13	Mongolia	472,934	454,038	470,469	473,853	480,567
14	Algeria	435,214	448,546	459,765	461,455	466,642
15	Yemen	448,892	457,870	467,030	462,771	462,052
16	Eritrea	400,706	401,715	406,471	402,942	407,158
17	Oman	278,960	284,540	290,229	296,030	301,952
18	Kazakhstan	227,703	243,365	253,742	264,936	280,522
19	Nigeria	280,703	279,468	279,355	279,246	279,135
20	Egypt	79,000	239,000	263,000	241,000	247,667
21	Tunisia	238,327	238,554	238,709	238,893	239,078
22	India	224,033	219,568	202,740	188,890	175,530
23	Afghanistan	168,376	167,373	166,937	166,004	165,071
24	Iran	151,804	153,667	155,999	160,000	156,555
25	Turkmenistan	140,350	140,913	141,654	142,558	142,993
26	Iraq	98,488	106,361	114,863	124,045	115,090
27	Qatar	125,860	119,560	106,972	100,726	109,086
28	Morocco	60,833	61,625	61,772	62,351	72,000
29	Djibouti	71,165	71,654	71,732	71,852	71,972
30	Libya	52,570	62,550	69,550	63,073	63,956
31	Syria	39,701	35,893	33,480	33,510	32,278
32	Burkina Faso	21,000	28,417	28,951	29,495	29,526
33	Uzbekistan	20,447	20,132	19,928	18,427	17,631
34	Kuwait	16,980	14,560	14,219	16,424	15,745
35	Jordan	14,437	14,105	13,539	13,047	12,464
36	Israel	5,575	5,605	5,615	5,628	5,642
37	Russia	5,676	5,687	5,538	5,339	5,222
38	Senegal	5,079	5,084	5,172	1182	3,124
39	Bahrain	3,000	3,000	3,100	3,100	3,000
40	Türkiye	1293	1204	1193	1197	1137
41	Ukraine	863	870	868	874	880
42	Azerbaijan	209	332	357	361	349
43	Kyrgyzstan	256	261	250	219	217
44	Lebanon	140	151	144	137	130
45	Namibia	95	96	95	96	97
46	Tajikistan	57	57	59	59	60

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products stocks quantity (Element 5111) for item Camels, 2020-2024. For camels stocks, quantities are shown as whole head. The 2024 camels stocks ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the camels stocks data, zero means a reported nil or negligible stock; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For camels stocks changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Stocks refer to the number of camels held at the reported time, rather than the number produced during the year.