Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) was 127,281 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 127,281 t for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Cameroon peaked at 150,826 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,880 t, in 1964.
Cameroon ranks 83rd of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24,360 t | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 19,880 t | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 22,120 t | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 23,800 t | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 25,760 t | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 26,600 t | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 29,400 t | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 34,000 t | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 35,700 t | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 36,410 t | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 37,700 t | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 38,780 t | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 39,900 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 42,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 43,400 t | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 44,800 t | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 46,430 t | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 47,460 t | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 41,890 t | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 46,460 t | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 48,770 t | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 59,710 t | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 55,740 t | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 53,240 t | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 61,690 t | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 68,480 t | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 70,560 t | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 72,380 t | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 74,300 t | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 75,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 77,342 t | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 70,702 t | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 73,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 87,510 t | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 76,000 t | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 77,000 t | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 91,200 t | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 93,000 t | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 94,800 t | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 90,000 t | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 89,827 t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93,000 t | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 94,000 t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94,500 t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95,000 t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 109,600 t | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 109,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81,910 t | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 85,998 t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 87,495 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 92,163 t | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 107,377 t | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 114,460 t | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 122,306 t | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 133,625 t | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 150,826 t | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 107,000 t | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 110,006 t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 119,234 t | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 126,512 t | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 130,169 t | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 127,281 t | -2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 127,281 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,869 t, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 127,281 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,552 t, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -29.1% | 150,826 t | 107,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,080 t | 19,880 t | 29,400 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,912 t | 34,000 t | 46,430 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,400 t | 41,890 t | 70,560 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,443 t | 70,702 t | 91,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,333 t | 89,827 t | 109,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,316 t | 81,910 t | 150,826 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,640 t | 110,006 t | 130,169 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 80 Algeria 135,000 t compare
- 81 South Sudan 132,346 t compare
- 81 South Sudan 132,346 t compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 125,469 t compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 125,469 t compare
- 86 Israel 120,244 t compare
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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Cameroon?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Cameroon was 127,281 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 150,826 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,880 t in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.