Eggs per bird in Cameroon
Cameroon: Eggs per bird was 6.95 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.95 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
125th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.08 kilograms per animal
in 2018
All-time low
2.74 kilograms per animal
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird 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
Cameroon recorded 6.95 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Cameroon peaked at 7.08 kilograms per animal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.74 kilograms per animal, in 1992.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.21 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.19 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.39 kilograms per animal | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.37 kilograms per animal | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.2 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.74 kilograms per animal | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 3.21 kilograms per animal | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 4.14 kilograms per animal | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 4.02 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 5 kilograms per animal | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 5.57 kilograms per animal | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 5.58 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.58 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.56 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.59 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.6 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.61 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.62 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.64 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.64 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.65 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.66 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.66 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.67 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.68 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.68 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.69 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.73 kilograms per animal | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.08 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.05 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.95 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.92 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.97 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.95 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.95 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.95 kilograms per animal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.44 kilograms per animal, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.95 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.1% | 3.21 kilograms per animal | 4.14 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 kilograms per animal | 3.2 kilograms per animal | 3.2 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2 kilograms per animal | 3.19 kilograms per animal | 3.21 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 kilograms per animal | 3.2 kilograms per animal | 3.39 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 kilograms per animal | 2.74 kilograms per animal | 5.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 kilograms per animal | 5.56 kilograms per animal | 5.66 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 kilograms per animal | 5.66 kilograms per animal | 7.08 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 kilograms per animal | 6.92 kilograms per animal | 6.97 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 122 Tanzania 7.28 kilograms per animal compare
- 123 North Macedonia 7.22 kilograms per animal compare
- 124 Cape Verde 7.02 kilograms per animal compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 6.7 kilograms per animal compare
- 127 Eswatini 6.62 kilograms per animal compare
- 128 French Guiana 6.33 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 eggs per bird in Cameroon?
- Eggs per bird in Cameroon was 6.95 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 eggs per bird recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 kilograms per animal in 2018.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 kilograms per animal in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for eggs per bird?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.