> In 2024 Egypt produced 1,189 t of fat of camels, the 8th largest in the world (4.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 153%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/egypt/

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# Fat of camels production in Egypt

In 2024 Egypt produced 1,189 t of fat of camels, the 8th largest in the world (4.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 153%. The record was 1,287 t in 1999.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 20241,189 t
World rank8 of 37
10-year change+153%
Record1,287 t1999

## Fat of camels in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Egypt compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total4.0%2.2% in 2014
kg per person0.01world 0.00
10-year change+153%world +37%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/kenya/) | 1,399 | 4.7% |
| 7 | [Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/oman/) | 1,292 | 4.4% |
| 8 | **Egypt** | 1,189 | 4.0% |
| 9 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/ethiopia/) | 1,118 | 3.8% |
| 10 | [Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/turkmenistan/) | 1,087 | 3.7% |

[Full ranking of 37 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/)

### Map of world production of fat of camels

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,189 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,149 | −9.1% |
| 2022 | 1,264 | +23% |
| 2021 | 1,025 | +137% |
| 2020 | 433 | −12% |
| 2019 | 492 | +222% |
| 2018 | 153 | −74% |
| 2017 | 590 | +27% |
| 2016 | 465 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 453 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | 470 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 454 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 420 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 406 | +24% |
| 2010 | 328 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 305 | +30% |
| 2008 | 234 | −26% |
| 2007 | 318 | −49% |
| 2006 | 621 | −8.4% |
| 2005 | 678 | −17% |
| 2004 | 814 | −10.0% |
| 2003 | 904 | −16% |
| 2002 | 1,078 | −11% |
| 2001 | 1,213 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1,177 | −8.5% |
| 1999 | 1,287 | +35% |
| 1998 | 956 | −0.7% |
| 1997 | 963 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | 1,031 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 955 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 954 | +13% |
| 1993 | 843 | −24% |
| 1992 | 1,111 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1,072 | +27% |
| 1990 | 845 | −7.5% |
| 1989 | 914 | +19% |
| 1988 | 766 | +54% |
| 1987 | 498 | −43% |
| 1986 | 881 | −30% |
| 1985 | 1,264 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | 1,283 | +20% |
| 1983 | 1,072 | +13% |
| 1982 | 950 | +107% |
| 1981 | 460 | +14% |
| 1980 | 402 | −13% |
| 1979 | 460 | −8.2% |
| 1978 | 501 | −7.4% |
| 1977 | 541 | −4.6% |
| 1976 | 567 | +14% |
| 1975 | 498 | −7.1% |
| 1974 | 536 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 536 | −6.6% |
| 1972 | 574 | +20% |
| 1971 | 479 | −11% |
| 1970 | 536 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 498 | +18% |
| 1968 | 421 | −33% |
| 1967 | 632 | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 578 | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 536 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 517 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 490 | +15% |
| 1962 | 427 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 402 | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of fat of camels in Egypt?

Egypt produced 1,189 t in 2024, 4.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of fat of camels?

Egypt ranked 8th of 37 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Saudi Arabia with 17.9% of the world total.

### How has the production of fat of camels in Egypt changed?

It rose by 153% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +37% for the world. The record was 1,287 t in 1999.

### 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 Egypt is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/saudi-arabia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/sudan/)[United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/united-arab-emirates/)[Somalia](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/somalia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/china/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/kenya/)[Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/oman/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/ethiopia/)[Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/turkmenistan/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/mongolia/)[Mauritania](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/mauritania/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/niger/)
[All countries producing fat of camels](https://husfarm.com/production/fat-of-camels/)

## Other products of Egypt

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[Agricultural production in Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/country/egypt/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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