Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.8899 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.8899 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
121st
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9007 t per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.1323 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.8899 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.9007 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1323 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 121st out of 171 countries with data for 2023, 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, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1323 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1353 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1412 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1346 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1426 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1509 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1571 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1655 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1749 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1888 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1939 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1969 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1995 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2033 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.205 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2224 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2324 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2406 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2467 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2487 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2327 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2383 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2446 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2797 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2871 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3049 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3213 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3481 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3592 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3744 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3766 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3804 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3877 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3781 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3869 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4252 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4104 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4312 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4565 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4634 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4908 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4882 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4938 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5356 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5558 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5782 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5938 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6445 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6336 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6246 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6473 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6092 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.651 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7167 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7896 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8941 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8995 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9007 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7912 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6733 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8311 t per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8941 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8899 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8899 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 t per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8899 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7639 t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1483 t per square kilometre | 0.1323 t per square kilometre | 0.1749 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.213 t per square kilometre | 0.1888 t per square kilometre | 0.2467 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2865 t per square kilometre | 0.2327 t per square kilometre | 0.3592 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4007 t per square kilometre | 0.3744 t per square kilometre | 0.4565 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5478 t per square kilometre | 0.4634 t per square kilometre | 0.6445 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7524 t per square kilometre | 0.6092 t per square kilometre | 0.9007 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8221 t per square kilometre | 0.6733 t per square kilometre | 0.8941 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 118 Norway 1.01 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Kenya 1.01 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 0.9621 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 North Macedonia 0.8751 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Yemen 0.8403 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 0.779 t 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, total — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.8899 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9007 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1323 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 121st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production 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.