Capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0081 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0081 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0117 metric tons per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 metric tons per person, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 103rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0081 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0063 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0081 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.3% | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 0.0081 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0063 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 0.008 metric tons per person | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 100 Nicaragua 0.0084 metric tons per person compare
- 101 Australia 0.0084 metric tons per person compare
- 102 South Africa 0.0082 metric tons per person compare
- 104 North Korea 0.0079 metric tons per person compare
- 105 Tanzania 0.0077 metric tons per person compare
- 106 Venezuela 0.0071 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0081 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 metric tons per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 metric tons per person in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.