Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 2.84 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Cameroon, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.84 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Cameroon peaked at 5 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.78 | 4.57 | 5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.24 | 3.92 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 | 3.9 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 | 3.51 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 | 3.37 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2.88 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.93 | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Cameroon?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Cameroon was 2.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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