Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Cameroon
Cameroon: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 1.7 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Cameroon stood at 1.7 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Cameroon peaked at 1.82 An per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3004 An per square kilometre, in 1964.
Cameroon ranks 99th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3385 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3385 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3004 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3342 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3596 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3892 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4019 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4442 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5136 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5394 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5502 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5695 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.586 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6029 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6346 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6558 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6769 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6833 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6981 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6769 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7193 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7193 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8462 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8782 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9902 An per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.56 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.63 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.7 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 An per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.7 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 An per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3639 An per square kilometre | 0.3004 An per square kilometre | 0.4442 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6012 An per square kilometre | 0.5136 An per square kilometre | 0.6833 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.865 An per square kilometre | 0.6769 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 1.28 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 An per square kilometre | 1.31 An per square kilometre | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 An per square kilometre | 1.29 An per square kilometre | 1.82 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 An per square kilometre | 1.66 An per square kilometre | 1.7 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Cameroon?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Cameroon was 1.7 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 An per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3004 An per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Cameroon ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.