Meat of Camels; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

Kenya was the second-largest producer of fresh or chilled camel meat in 2024, adding 16,434 tonnes from 2023. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Meat of camels; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 37 countries, all of which reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 661,192 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Sudan was the largest producer of fresh or chilled camel meat in 2024, producing 145,228 tonnes. Kenya ranked second with 71,490 tonnes, followed by Saudi Arabia with 66,164 tonnes. The three countries together accounted for 42.8 percent of the 661,192-tonne listed total.

Sudan produced 2.03 times as much as Kenya, with 145,228 tonnes versus 71,490 tonnes. Saudi Arabia ranked third with 66,164 tonnes, followed by Somalia with 50,626 tonnes. Sudan and Kenya together accounted for 32.8 percent of the listed 2024 total.

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#	Country	2024
1	Sudan SD	145,228
2	Kenya KE	71,490
3	Saudi Arabia SA	66,164
4	Somalia SO	50,626
5	United Arab Emirates AE	46,241
6	China CN	45,033
7	Ethiopia ET	37,277
8	Egypt EG	31,035
9	Mauritania MR	28,856
10	Turkmenistan TM	18,840
11	Oman OM	17,716
12	Algeria DZ	16,099
13	Niger NE	12,002
14	Mongolia MN	11,572
15	Kazakhstan KZ	9,417
16	Chad TD	7,424
17	Pakistan PK	6,473
18	Iran IR	6,170
19	Libya LY	5,716
20	Morocco MA	5,081
21	Eritrea ER	3,715
22	Afghanistan AF	3,649
23	Yemen YE	3,484
24	Kuwait KW	2,429
25	Iraq IQ	2068
26	Uzbekistan UZ	1603
27	Tunisia TN	1485
28	Qatar QA	948.37
29	Djibouti DJ	692.4
30	Jordan JO	648.94
31	Mali ML	631.52
32	Syria SY	480.75
33	Burkina Faso BF	455.37
34	Bahrain BH	223.04
35	Russia RU	116.41
36	Israel IL	88.53
37	Senegal SN	13.27

Meat of Camels; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country in 2024

Sudan was the largest fresh or chilled camel meat producer in the 2024 listed data with 145,228 tonnes, followed by Kenya with 71,490 tonnes and Saudi Arabia with 66,164 tonnes. Somalia ranked fourth with 50,626 tonnes.

Sudan holds 22.0 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 42.8 percent of the 661,192-tonne listed total.

Kenya Adds 16,434 Tonnes as Meat of Camels; Fresh or Chilled Production Grows 4.2 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (37 countries with data in both years) moved from 634,629 tonnes to 661,192 tonnes, a change of 26,563 tonnes (4.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 634,629 tonnes (37 reporters) and 661,192 tonnes (37 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Kenya added 16,434 tonnes (up 29.9 percent), accounting for 61.9 percent of the increase, while Turkmenistan added 5,980 tonnes (up 46.5 percent) and China 4,235 tonnes (up 10.4 percent).

Egypt Adds 19,735 Tonnes as Meat of Camels; Fresh or Chilled Production Grows 13.4 Percent Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (37 countries with data in both years) rose from 582,942 tonnes to 661,192 tonnes, a change of 78,250 tonnes (13.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 582,942 tonnes (37 reporters) and 661,192 tonnes (37 reporters); no reporter present in 2020 is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Egypt added 19,735 tonnes (up 174.6 percent) and China 16,138 tonnes (up 55.9 percent), while Kenya added 10,333 tonnes (up 16.9 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	Sudan	147,007	144,508	140,538	142,971	145,228
2	Kenya	61,157	38,994	24,258	55,056	71,490
3	Saudi Arabia	61,000	47,065	55,826	67,895	66,164
4	Somalia	49,096	49,472	49,829	50,238	50,626
5	United Arab Emirates	38,880	41,932	42,984	45,041	46,241
6	China	28,895	32,594	37,748	40,798	45,033
7	Ethiopia	33,268	38,105	37,579	37,472	37,277
8	Egypt	11,300	26,765	33,000	30,000	31,035
9	Mauritania	27,225	27,514	28,010	28,429	28,856
10	Turkmenistan	12,671	14,793	13,236	12,860	18,840
11	Oman	16,465	16,711	17,031	17,312	17,716
12	Algeria	14,718	14,663	15,118	15,837	16,099
13	Niger	12,281	13,723	16,477	16,193	12,002
14	Mongolia	16,975	13,155	14,987	13,633	11,572
15	Kazakhstan	7,277	7,679	8,091	8,020	9,417
16	Chad	4,765	6,542	6,773	7,094	7,424
17	Pakistan	6,150	6,230	6,310	6,390	6,473
18	Iran	4,033	5,060	4,625	6,500	6,170
19	Libya	4,570	5,780	6,457	5,626	5,716
20	Morocco	3,400	3,400	2,766	4,058	5,081
21	Eritrea	3,303	3,457	3,542	3,628	3,715
22	Afghanistan	3,627	3,629	3,643	3,646	3,649
23	Yemen	3,209	3,242	3,404	3,441	3,484
24	Kuwait	2,150	2,340	2,374	2,663	2,429
25	Iraq	1770	1911	2064	2,229	2068
26	Uzbekistan	1840	1811	1429	1407	1603
27	Tunisia	1474	1476	1479	1482	1485
28	Qatar	1040	1379	302.93	1161	948.37
29	Djibouti	683.9	688.78	689.72	691.06	692.4
30	Jordan	741.18	703.92	688.16	667.81	648.94
31	Mali	516.65	1656	1928	795	631.52
32	Syria	556.74	485.66	436.88	499.1	480.75
33	Burkina Faso	428	436	444	453.12	455.37
34	Bahrain	227.96	226.64	233.1	231.71	223.04
35	Russia	131	115	114	117	116.41
36	Israel	86.85	87.48	87.79	88.16	88.53
37	Senegal	22.52	21	22	5	13.27

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Meat of camels; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024. For fresh or chilled camel meat production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 fresh or chilled camel meat production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the fresh or chilled camel meat production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For fresh or chilled camel meat production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.