What is meat supply per person in Cameroon?

Meat supply per person in Cameroon was 14.76 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 17.77 kilograms per year per capita in 2004.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 11.17 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.

How does Cameroon rank for meat supply per person?

Cameroon ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Cameroon

Name: Meat supply per person in Cameroon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Meat supply per person was 14.76 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.76 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

164th

of 191 countries

All-time high

17.77 kilograms per year per capita

in 2004

All-time low

11.17 kilograms per year per capita

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Cameroon, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 14.76 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Cameroon peaked at 17.77 kilograms per year per capita in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.17 kilograms per year per capita, in 2020.

That places Cameroon 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.26 kilograms per year per capita	11.46 kilograms per year per capita	13.1 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	13.72 kilograms per year per capita	13.05 kilograms per year per capita	14.2 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	14.74 kilograms per year per capita	12.73 kilograms per year per capita	16.7 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	14.91 kilograms per year per capita	14.09 kilograms per year per capita	15.88 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	16.02 kilograms per year per capita	15.33 kilograms per year per capita	17.77 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	13.72 kilograms per year per capita	12.23 kilograms per year per capita	14.67 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	13.94 kilograms per year per capita	11.17 kilograms per year per capita	15.26 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

161 Cambodia 16.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
162 Solomon Islands 15.62 kilograms per year per capita compare
163 Guinea 15.18 kilograms per year per capita compare
165 Bhutan 14.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
166 Nepal 14.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
167 Djibouti 14.07 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Rural population 44.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Cameroon?: Meat supply per person in Cameroon was 14.76 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 17.77 kilograms per year per capita in 2004.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 11.17 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.
How does Cameroon rank for meat supply per person?: Cameroon ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.