Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 (2014-2016 = 100) 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 87.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.4, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 87.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.31, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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.