Other camelids: number of animals by country
The world had 8.6 million other camelids in 2024, down 2.3% over ten years. The largest herds were in Peru (65.0%), Bolivia (35.0%).
- World total, 2024
- 8.6 million head
- 10-year change
- −2.3%
- Countries reporting
- 2
- Largest herd
- Peru
World total, 1961–2024 (head)
Map of other camelids numbers by country, 2024
Share of the world total. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Countries by number of animals, 2024
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
Long-term trend, 1961–2024
- Average growth per year, 1961–2024
- +0.8%
- Average growth per year, last 10 years
- −0.2%
- Record year
- 2014 8.8 million head
- Largest yearly fall
- 1984 −10%
| Decade | Average per year | vs previous decade |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s (1961–1969) | 6.0 million head | — |
| 1970s | 6.2 million head | +4.6% |
| 1980s | 5.5 million head | −11% |
| 1990s | 5.6 million head | +1.0% |
| 2000s | 7.0 million head | +26% |
| 2010s | 8.5 million head | +21% |
| 2020s (2020–2024) | 8.6 million head | +1.2% |
Questions and answers
Which country has the most other camelids?
Peru had the largest number, 5.6 million head in 2024, 65.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
How many other camelids are there in the world?
FAOSTAT counts 8.6 million head in 2024, −2.3% compared with 2014.
Where does this data come from?
Production and area figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (dataset Crops and livestock products, release of 23 December 2025). Shares, rankings, changes and averages are calculated by Husfarm.
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About the data
- Figures are numbers of live animals as reported to or estimated by FAO for each calendar year; the latest year is 2024.
- Letters next to a country mark figures that are not official national data: E estimated by FAO, I imputed by FAO (filled in by a statistical model), X taken from an external organisation. Treat them as approximate.
- Shares are relative to the FAO world total; ten-year changes compare 2024 with 2014; average growth per year is the compound annual rate between the two years.
- Country series on Husfarm start in 2000; the world series starts in 1961.
Download CSV All countries and years: production and FAO flag.
How to cite: FAO (2025). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products — Other camelids. Retrieved via Husfarm, https://husfarm.com/production/other-camelids/. Licence CC BY 4.0.
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.