Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 75.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon stood at 75.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon peaked at 170.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 68.22, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 138th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146.41 | — |
| 1962 | 147.27 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 147.61 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 147.03 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 145.8 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 148.22 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 152.82 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 156.99 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 153.05 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 149.1 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 145.17 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 141.28 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 116.76 | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 116.92 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 117.18 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 120.2 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 132.53 | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 130.81 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 127.02 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 122.4 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 119.48 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 114 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 109.94 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 110.32 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 111.12 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 138.37 | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 140.94 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 150.5 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 160.77 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 170.3 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 158.51 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 156.71 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 154.66 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 152.66 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 150.74 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 148.89 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 147.1 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 145.3 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 145.48 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 145.58 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 143.39 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 139.59 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 135.84 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 132.16 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 128.56 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 125.08 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 121.62 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 96.18 | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 89.24 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 112.27 | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 111.28 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.22 | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 99.15 | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 103.7 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 100.59 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 95.7 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 79.95 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 81.04 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 94.58 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 86.77 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 81.36 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 121.44 | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 120.27 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 75.35 | -37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.47 | 145.8 | 156.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 129.7 | 116.76 | 149.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.78 | 109.94 | 160.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.03 | 145.3 | 170.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.72 | 89.24 | 145.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.65 | 68.22 | 112.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.04 | 75.35 | 121.44 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Cameroon was 75.35 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 170.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.22 in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 138th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sheep, 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.