Milk per animal in Cameroon
Cameroon: Milk per animal was 117.36 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 117.36 kilograms per animal for milk 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 per animal in Cameroon peaked at 138.35 kilograms per animal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.86 kilograms per animal, in 1968.
That places Cameroon 173rd out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.37 kilograms per animal | 67.86 kilograms per animal | 75.08 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.31 kilograms per animal | 91.82 kilograms per animal | 116.71 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.38 kilograms per animal | 97.79 kilograms per animal | 137.23 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.38 kilograms per animal | 94.52 kilograms per animal | 113.08 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.62 kilograms per animal | 105.56 kilograms per animal | 114.61 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.03 kilograms per animal | 112.37 kilograms per animal | 138.35 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.48 kilograms per animal | 111.63 kilograms per animal | 122.32 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Cameroon?
- Milk per animal in Cameroon was 117.36 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 138.35 kilograms per animal in 2018.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.86 kilograms per animal in 1968.
- How does Cameroon rank for milk per animal?
- Cameroon ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.