Eggs Primary — Laying in Cameroon
Cameroon: Eggs Primary — Laying was 12,907 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12,907 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Cameroon peaked at 13,500 1000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 725 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 725 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 750 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 875 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 1,203 1000 An | +37.5% |
| 1965 | 1,250 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,500 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 1,750 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 1,875 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 2,125 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 2,125 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,125 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,125 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,138 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2,150 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2,163 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,188 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,250 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 2,375 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 2,500 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 2,625 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2,750 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2,875 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3,125 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 2,750 1000 An | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 3,125 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 3,438 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 3,375 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3,500 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3,625 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3,750 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3,750 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,524 1000 An | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 4,678 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 4,830 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4,979 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5,000 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,811 1000 An | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 6,204 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6,083 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 5,007 1000 An | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 6,224 1000 An | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 6,231 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,238 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,245 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,750 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 7,352 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 7,647 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7,929 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7,918 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,954 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,074 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8,194 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8,367 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,539 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,656 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,500 1000 An | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 10,000 1000 An | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 11,500 1000 An | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 11,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,500 1000 An | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 13,000 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 12,667 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 13,056 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 12,907 1000 An | -1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 12,907 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,400 1000 An, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 12,907 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +44.4% | 8,656 1000 An | 12,500 1000 An |
| 1964 | +37.5% | 875 1000 An | 1,203 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,339 1000 An | 725 1000 An | 2,125 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,214 1000 An | 2,125 1000 An | 2,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,119 1000 An | 2,625 1000 An | 3,625 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,961 1000 An | 3,750 1000 An | 6,204 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,754 1000 An | 5,007 1000 An | 7,929 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,528 1000 An | 7,954 1000 An | 12,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,026 1000 An | 12,667 1000 An | 13,500 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 56 Burkina Faso 15,970 1000 An compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 14,204 1000 An compare
- 58 Nepal 13,931 1000 An compare
- 60 Chile 12,570 1000 An compare
- 61 Sweden 12,433 1000 An compare
- 62 Serbia and Montenegro 12,150 1000 An 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 primary — laying in Cameroon?
- Eggs primary — laying in Cameroon was 12,907 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13,500 1000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 725 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.