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Table 2 Distribution (number of camel heads and percentage of the world camel population)
From: How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes
Patterns | Number of camels | % camel population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 2018 | 1961 | 2018 | |
Type 1: Negative growth | 3,647,892 | 1,795,942 | 28.21 | 5.11 |
Type 2: Slight regular increase | 7,874,046 | 17,585,475 | 60.89 | 50.01 |
Type 3: Rapid growth after decline | 113,000 | 513,666 | 0.87 | 1.46 |
Type 4: Sharp increase | 1,285,900 | 15,004,200 | 9.94 | 42.67 |
Type 5: Sudden increase (Oman) | 10,000 | 268,127 | 0.08 | 0.76 |
Total | 12,930,838 | 35,167,410 | 100 | 100 |