Camel meat production in Syria
In 2024 Syria produced 481 t of camel meat, the 32nd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 52%. The record was 1,003 t in 2014.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 481 t
- World rank
- 32 of 37
- 10-year change
- −52%
- Record
- 1,003 t
- 2014
Camel meat in Syria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Syria compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.07%
- 0.20% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- −52%
- world +32%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jordan | 649 | 0.10% |
| 31 | Mali | 632 | 0.10% |
| 32 | Syria | 481 | 0.07% |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 455 | 0.07% |
| 34 | Bahrain | 223 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of camel meat
Share of the world total; Syria is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 481 | −3.6% |
| 2023 | 499 | +14% |
| 2022 | 437 | −10% |
| 2021 | 486 | −13% |
| 2020 | 557 | −3.6% |
| 2019 | 578 | −16% |
| 2018 | 690 | −3.5% |
| 2017 | 715 | −10% |
| 2016 | 798 | −11% |
| 2015 | 892 | −11% |
| 2014 | 1,003 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 934 | −2.9% |
| 2012 | 962 | +17% |
| 2011 | 825 | +10% |
| 2010 | 750 | +54% |
| 2009 | 487 | −24% |
| 2008 | 640 | −18% |
| 2007 | 780 | −17% |
| 2006 | 940 | +77% |
| 2005 | 530 | +47% |
| 2004 | 360 | +11% |
| 2003 | 324 | +20% |
| 2002 | 270 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 270 | −12% |
| 2000 | 306 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 306 | +21% |
| 1998 | 252 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 234 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 234 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 216 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 216 | +20% |
| 1993 | 180 | −9.1% |
| 1992 | 198 | +22% |
| 1991 | 162 | +15% |
| 1990 | 141 | +64% |
| 1989 | 86 | −17% |
| 1988 | 104 | −9.6% |
| 1987 | 115 | −47% |
| 1986 | 218 | −32% |
| 1985 | 319 | −0.9% |
| 1984 | 322 | −0.6% |
| 1983 | 324 | +38% |
| 1982 | 234 | −13% |
| 1981 | 270 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 261 | −9.4% |
| 1979 | 288 | +14% |
| 1978 | 252 | +17% |
| 1977 | 216 | +20% |
| 1976 | 180 | +18% |
| 1975 | 153 | −23% |
| 1974 | 198 | +69% |
| 1973 | 117 | −35% |
| 1972 | 180 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 180 | −9.1% |
| 1970 | 198 | −15% |
| 1969 | 234 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | 243 | +23% |
| 1967 | 198 | +38% |
| 1966 | 144 | −8.3% |
| 1965 | 157 | −27% |
| 1964 | 216 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 216 | −7.7% |
| 1962 | 234 | −7.1% |
| 1961 | 252 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of camel meat in Syria?
Syria produced 481 t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Syria rank in the world for production of camel meat?
Syria ranked 32nd of 37 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Sudan with 22.0% of the world total.
How has the production of camel meat in Syria changed?
It fell by 52% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +32% for the world. The record was 1,003 t in 2014.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Syria is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.