Chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chicken meat yield per animal was 1.25 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.25 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.3 kilograms per animal
in 2016
All-time low
0.8 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon stood at 1.25 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon peaked at 1.3 kilograms per animal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 kilograms per animal | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3 kilograms per animal | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 kilograms per animal | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.21 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kilograms per animal | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kilograms per animal | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.23 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.25 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.25 kilograms per animal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 kilograms per animal, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.25 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.921 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 1.3 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 kilograms per animal | 1.1 kilograms per animal | 1.25 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 106 Azerbaijan 1.28 kilograms per animal compare
- 107 Guadeloupe 1.27 kilograms per animal compare
- 108 Switzerland 1.26 kilograms per animal compare
- 110 El Salvador 1.25 kilograms per animal compare
- 111 Singapore 1.23 kilograms per animal compare
- 112 Kuwait 1.23 kilograms per animal compare
- 112 Puerto Rico 1.23 kilograms per animal compare
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 chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Cameroon was 1.25 kilograms per animal 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 chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kilograms per animal in 2016.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Cameroon ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. 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 Chicken meat yield per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.