Number of cattle in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of cattle was 5.94 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle 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 number of cattle in Cameroon is 5.94 million animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Cameroon peaked at 6.07 million animals in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million animals, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 million animals | 1.60 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.62 million animals | 2.33 million animals | 3.10 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 million animals | 3.43 million animals | 4.58 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 million animals | 4.62 million animals | 5.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.70 million animals | 5.00 million animals | 6.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 million animals | 4.84 million animals | 6.07 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.90 million animals | 5.81 million animals | 5.94 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Cameroon?
- Number of cattle in Cameroon was 5.94 million 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 number of cattle recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million animals in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million animals in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of cattle?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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