Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon
Cameroon: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 119.50 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
119.50 million tonnes
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
166th
of 192 countries
All-time high
122.50 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
36.85 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon stood at 119.50 million tonnes.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon peaked at 122.50 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.85 million tonnes, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 166th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.85 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 37.44 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 39.20 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 37.45 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 39.75 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 41.99 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 43.00 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 45.14 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 47.23 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 50.98 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 51.79 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 52.53 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 52.68 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 52.78 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 52.83 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 57.27 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 59.51 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 61.07 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 62.03 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 62.18 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 58.05 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 58.75 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 61.68 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 69.65 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 73.82 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 80.82 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 84.24 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 81.81 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 84.21 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 84.63 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 83.60 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 83.92 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.74 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.86 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 81.14 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.10 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 84.30 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 87.91 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 93.90 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 95.60 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 96.01 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.53 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 99.32 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 115.50 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 106.47 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 107.58 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 108.94 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 113.13 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 110.26 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 103.18 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 101.22 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 99.32 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 103.57 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 106.41 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 108.63 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 105.38 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 97.28 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 96.29 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.55 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.17 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 115.85 million tonnes | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 122.50 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 119.50 million tonnes | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 119.50 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.00 million tonnes, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 119.50 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 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 | +31.4% | 88.17 million tonnes | 115.85 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.90 million tonnes | 36.85 million tonnes | 47.23 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.35 million tonnes | 50.98 million tonnes | 62.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.52 million tonnes | 58.05 million tonnes | 84.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.11 million tonnes | 80.86 million tonnes | 93.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.04 million tonnes | 95.60 million tonnes | 115.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.68 million tonnes | 95.55 million tonnes | 108.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.50 million tonnes | 88.17 million tonnes | 122.50 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Cameroon was 119.50 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 122.50 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.85 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Cameroon ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.