Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.129 An per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon is 0.129 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.2166 An per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.129 An per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 62nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1472 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1484 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1495 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.15 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1504 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1636 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.169 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1714 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1719 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1744 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1721 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1719 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1479 An per person | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.148 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1468 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1474 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1676 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1745 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1664 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1586 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1435 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1341 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1313 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.134 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1404 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1748 An per person | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.178 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1901 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2027 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2166 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2081 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2042 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2005 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1969 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1935 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1905 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1882 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1858 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1846 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1958 An per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1917 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1866 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1816 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1767 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1719 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1672 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1626 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1548 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1437 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.205 An per person | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1809 An per person | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1486 An per person | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1536 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1729 An per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1682 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1625 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1551 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1461 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1421 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1396 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1392 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1358 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1332 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.129 An per person | -3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.129 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.129 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.6% | 0.1437 An per person | 0.205 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1579 An per person | 0.1472 An per person | 0.1719 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1617 An per person | 0.1468 An per person | 0.1745 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1588 An per person | 0.1313 An per person | 0.2027 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1969 An per person | 0.1846 An per person | 0.2166 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1733 An per person | 0.1437 An per person | 0.1958 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1635 An per person | 0.1421 An per person | 0.205 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1354 An per person | 0.129 An per person | 0.1396 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Cameroon was 0.129 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2166 An per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 An per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.