Milk yields per animal in Cameroon
Cameroon: Milk yields per animal was 117.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
117.36
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
174th
of 192 countries
All-time high
138.35
in 2018
All-time low
67.86
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 117.36 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Cameroon peaked at 138.35 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.86, in 1968.
That places Cameroon 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.42 | — |
| 1962 | 73.59 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 75.08 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 68.5 | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 70.33 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 72.3 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 68.87 | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 67.86 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 71.36 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 95.02 | +33.2% |
| 1971 | 98.53 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 93.7 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 93.07 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 91.82 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 95.16 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 97.69 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 101.12 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 100.25 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 116.71 | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 129.73 | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 133.33 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 134.93 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 134.5 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 137.23 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 134.32 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 112.02 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 107.95 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 102 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 97.79 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 94.52 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 108.86 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 112.69 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 113.02 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 108.87 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 113.08 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 109.76 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 110.5 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 111.18 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 111.36 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 111.95 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 113.01 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 105.56 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 106.64 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 107.7 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 108.76 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 111.9 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 114.61 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 113.02 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 113.03 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 112.37 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 112.72 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 114.49 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 116.09 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 116.49 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 117.69 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 128.71 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 133.85 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 138.35 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 119.59 | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 111.63 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 122.32 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 115.87 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 115.24 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 117.36 | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 117.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 451.3, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 117.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +33.2% | 71.36 | 95.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.37 | 67.86 | 75.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.31 | 91.82 | 116.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.38 | 97.79 | 137.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.38 | 94.52 | 113.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.62 | 105.56 | 114.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.03 | 112.37 | 138.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.48 | 111.63 | 122.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Cameroon?
- Milk yields per animal in Cameroon was 117.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 138.35 in 2018.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.86 in 1968.
- How does Cameroon rank for milk yields per animal?
- Cameroon ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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