How does Cameroon rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?

Cameroon ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0031 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0031 1000 An per person

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

110th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0046 1000 An per person

in 2008

All-time low

0.0007 1000 An per person

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0031 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0046 1000 An per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 An per person, in 1961.

That places Cameroon 110th out of 168 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An per person	Change
1961	0.0007 1000 An per person	—
1962	0.0007 1000 An per person	+3.7%
1963	0.0008 1000 An per person	+11.1%
1964	0.001 1000 An per person	+33.2%
1965	0.0011 1000 An per person	+6.0%
1966	0.0013 1000 An per person	+15.1%
1967	0.0014 1000 An per person	+10.0%
1968	0.0014 1000 An per person	+4.7%
1969	0.0016 1000 An per person	+10.8%
1970	0.0016 1000 An per person	-2.7%
1971	0.0015 1000 An per person	-2.7%
1972	0.0015 1000 An per person	-3.4%
1973	0.0015 1000 An per person	+2.9%
1974	0.0015 1000 An per person	+0.0%
1975	0.0014 1000 An per person	-8.2%
1976	0.0014 1000 An per person	+5.0%
1977	0.0014 1000 An per person	-0.8%
1978	0.0014 1000 An per person	+0.8%
1979	0.0015 1000 An per person	+0.6%
1980	0.0011 1000 An per person	-22.6%
1981	0.0009 1000 An per person	-17.5%
1982	0.0009 1000 An per person	-1.2%
1983	0.0011 1000 An per person	+18.0%
1984	0.0015 1000 An per person	+40.1%
1985	0.0014 1000 An per person	-7.0%
1986	0.0016 1000 An per person	+12.5%
1987	0.0016 1000 An per person	+1.9%
1988	0.0018 1000 An per person	+12.7%
1989	0.0018 1000 An per person	-1.4%
1990	0.0019 1000 An per person	+4.0%
1991	0.0019 1000 An per person	+3.1%
1992	0.0019 1000 An per person	-0.7%
1993	0.0019 1000 An per person	+1.4%
1994	0.002 1000 An per person	+3.3%
1995	0.002 1000 An per person	+1.1%
1996	0.0022 1000 An per person	+10.2%
1997	0.0024 1000 An per person	+8.7%
1998	0.0027 1000 An per person	+9.0%
1999	0.0025 1000 An per person	-6.5%
2000	0.0018 1000 An per person	-28.3%
2001	0.0024 1000 An per person	+37.8%
2002	0.0024 1000 An per person	-2.6%
2003	0.0023 1000 An per person	-2.7%
2004	0.0035 1000 An per person	+49.2%
2005	0.0039 1000 An per person	+12.5%
2006	0.0043 1000 An per person	+11.2%
2007	0.0045 1000 An per person	+3.3%
2008	0.0046 1000 An per person	+1.8%
2009	0.0042 1000 An per person	-8.3%
2010	0.0043 1000 An per person	+3.4%
2011	0.0043 1000 An per person	+0.1%
2012	0.0042 1000 An per person	-2.2%
2013	0.0042 1000 An per person	-0.6%
2014	0.0042 1000 An per person	+0.3%
2015	0.0042 1000 An per person	-1.3%
2016	0.0041 1000 An per person	-2.5%
2017	0.004 1000 An per person	-2.0%
2018	0.0035 1000 An per person	-11.7%
2019	0.0033 1000 An per person	-5.4%
2020	0.0014 1000 An per person	-56.5%
2021	0.0036 1000 An per person	+146.1%
2022	0.0036 1000 An per person	-0.1%
2023	0.0031 1000 An per person	-13.9%
2024	0.0031 1000 An per person	+1.2%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.0031 1000 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.0031 1000 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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
2021	+146.1%	0.0014 1000 An per person	0.0036 1000 An per person
2020	-56.5%	0.0033 1000 An per person	0.0014 1000 An per person
2004	+49.2%	0.0023 1000 An per person	0.0035 1000 An per person
1984	+40.1%	0.0011 1000 An per person	0.0015 1000 An per person
2001	+37.8%	0.0018 1000 An per person	0.0024 1000 An per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0011 1000 An per person	0.0007 1000 An per person	0.0016 1000 An per person	9
1970s	0.0015 1000 An per person	0.0014 1000 An per person	0.0016 1000 An per person	10
1980s	0.0014 1000 An per person	0.0009 1000 An per person	0.0018 1000 An per person	10
1990s	0.0021 1000 An per person	0.0019 1000 An per person	0.0027 1000 An per person	10
2000s	0.0034 1000 An per person	0.0018 1000 An per person	0.0046 1000 An per person	10
2010s	0.004 1000 An per person	0.0033 1000 An per person	0.0043 1000 An per person	10
2020s	0.003 1000 An per person	0.0014 1000 An per person	0.0036 1000 An per person	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

107 Georgia 0.0034 1000 An per person compare
108 South Sudan 0.0032 1000 An per person compare
109 Liberia 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
111 Iraq 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
112 Sierra Leone 0.0029 1000 An per person compare
113 Ghana 0.0028 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0031 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.0046 1000 An per person in 2008.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 An per person in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit: 1000 An per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.