Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon stood at 87.68.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon peaked at 108.07 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75.81 | — |
| 1962 | 74.17 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 74.85 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 70.3 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 72.16 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 75.86 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 78.1 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 79.85 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 78.49 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 84.62 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 87.44 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 87.98 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 84.26 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 82.58 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 81.98 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 84.88 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 86.8 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 87.96 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 87.96 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 86.17 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 80.76 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 82.27 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 82.4 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 91.27 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 90.98 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 93.31 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 97.25 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 102.51 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 103.39 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 105.39 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 105.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 102.96 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 102.84 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.14 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 97.37 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 101 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 95.71 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 98.24 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 102.87 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 99.37 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 102.1 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 96.43 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 94.42 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 96.75 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 96.41 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.58 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.84 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.57 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 96.71 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 90.01 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 89.96 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.19 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 87.7 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 94.11 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 97.83 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 108.07 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 103.55 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 105.43 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.84 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 82.45 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 90.3 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 93.82 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 92.19 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 87.68 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.51 | 70.3 | 79.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.65 | 81.98 | 87.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.03 | 80.76 | 103.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.99 | 95.71 | 105.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.52 | 94.42 | 102.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.07 | 83.19 | 108.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.29 | 82.45 | 93.82 | 5 |
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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 livestock — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon?
- Livestock — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon was 87.68 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 108.07 in 2016.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for livestock — gross per capita production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, published as part of Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.