Cameroon vs Uruguay: Number of poultry birds
Cameroon
45.58 million animals
in 2024
Uruguay
46.95 million animals
in 2024
Cameroon rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
71st
Number of poultry birds over time
- Cameroon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 46.95 million animals against 45.58 million animals in Cameroon, a difference of 1.38 million animals.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cameroon ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.36 million animals | 5.08 million animals | 271,889 animals | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 8.92 million animals | 5.71 million animals | 3.21 million animals | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 11.31 million animals | 6.81 million animals | 4.50 million animals | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 23.24 million animals | 10.22 million animals | 13.02 million animals | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 35.32 million animals | 14.11 million animals | 21.21 million animals | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 48.04 million animals | 27.20 million animals | 20.85 million animals | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 41.74 million animals | 46.50 million animals | 4.76 million animals | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Cameroon or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 46.95 million animals against 45.58 million animals in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Cameroon and Uruguay?
- 1.38 million animals, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uruguay rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Cameroon ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 71st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.