Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon
Cameroon: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 810,432 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
810,432 animals
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 198 countries
All-time high
860,000 animals
in 2018
All-time low
142,000 animals
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon is 810,432 animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon peaked at 860,000 animals in 2018 and was at its lowest, 142,000 animals, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 160,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 174,000 animals | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 142,000 animals | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 158,000 animals | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 170,000 animals | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 184,000 animals | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 190,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 210,000 animals | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 242,800 animals | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 255,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 260,100 animals | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 269,197 animals | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 277,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 285,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 300,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 310,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 320,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 323,000 animals | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 330,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 320,000 animals | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 340,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 340,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400,000 animals | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 415,137 animals | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 468,067 animals | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 479,769 animals | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 491,763 animals | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 504,000 animals | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 517,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 517,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 517,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 517,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 517,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 512,000 animals | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 509,000 animals | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 521,000 animals | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 533,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 605,000 animals | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 647,000 animals | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 640,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 620,000 animals | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 620,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 650,000 animals | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 660,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 650,000 animals | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 650,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 755,000 animals | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 755,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 623,437 animals | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 610,274 animals | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 659,660 animals | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 697,260 animals | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 719,152 animals | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 737,828 animals | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 770,000 animals | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 820,000 animals | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 860,000 animals | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 810,237 animals | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 783,717 animals | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 793,171 animals | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 797,488 animals | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 803,948 animals | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 810,432 animals | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 810,432 animals is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 810,432 animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172,000 animals | 142,000 animals | 210,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 284,210 animals | 242,800 animals | 323,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 408,874 animals | 320,000 animals | 504,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 526,500 animals | 509,000 animals | 605,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 664,700 animals | 620,000 animals | 755,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 730,785 animals | 610,274 animals | 860,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 797,751 animals | 783,717 animals | 810,432 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cameroon was 810,432 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 860,000 animals in 2018.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,000 animals in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cameroon ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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