Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 90.28 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon stood at 90.28.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon peaked at 122.82 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.47, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 132nd out of 181 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.47 | — |
| 1962 | 12.78 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 14.21 | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 18.97 | +33.5% |
| 1965 | 19.96 | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 23.02 | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 25.12 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 26.32 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 29.23 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 28.42 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 27.61 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 26.49 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 27.32 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 27.06 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 25.29 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 26.6 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 25.95 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 25.32 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 27.18 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 21.05 | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 15.56 | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 14.69 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 14.9 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 28.37 | +90.4% |
| 1985 | 25.13 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 23.99 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 26.64 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 32.09 | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 31.51 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 33.09 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 35.77 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 33.43 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 36.03 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 37.45 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 37.81 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 41.74 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 45.39 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 49.48 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 46.26 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 33.17 | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 45.68 | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 44.49 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 43.23 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 64.54 | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 72.65 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 80.79 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 83.24 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 84.73 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 77.88 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 80.44 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 80.49 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.81 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 77.01 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 78.61 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 98.58 | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 122.82 | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 120.85 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 98.71 | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 94.13 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 39.13 | -58.4% |
| 2021 | 91.2 | +133.1% |
| 2022 | 99.98 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 87.99 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 90.28 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.23 | 12.47 | 29.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.72 | 25.29 | 28.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.39 | 14.69 | 32.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.64 | 33.09 | 49.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.04 | 33.17 | 84.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.04 | 77.01 | 122.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 | 39.13 | 99.98 | 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon was 90.28 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 122.82 in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.47 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.