Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.2084 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 113th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0074 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0089 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0121 1000 An per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0187 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.021 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0222 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0216 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0233 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0237 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0245 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0254 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0203 1000 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0173 1000 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0305 1000 An per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0292 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0338 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0413 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0419 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0448 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0476 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0487 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0508 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0539 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0561 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0635 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0709 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0762 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0561 1000 An per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1216 1000 An per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1407 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1608 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1708 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.179 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.169 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1798 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1851 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1862 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1904 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1969 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2006 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2016 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2033 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1847 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1797 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0804 1000 An per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2032 1000 An per square kilometre | +152.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2084 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 | +152.8% | 0.0804 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2032 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -55.3% | 0.1797 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0804 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +53.3% | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1216 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +44.0% | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +41.5% | 0.0561 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0136 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0074 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0212 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0227 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0592 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0448 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0793 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1236 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0561 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.179 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1908 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1797 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2033 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.169 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0804 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2084 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 110 Uzbekistan 0.1963 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 111 Paraguay 0.1942 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 112 Benin 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 114 Uruguay 0.1833 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 115 Liberia 0.1803 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 116 Zimbabwe 0.1704 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2084 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.