Chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0039 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -58.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +133.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0039 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0039 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +133.0% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | -58.4% | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person |
| 2004 | +49.2% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.