How does Cameroon rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp?

Cameroon ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.

Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Cameroon

Name: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0001 An per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.0%

World rank

35th

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.0012 An per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0001 An per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.0012 An per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Cameroon ranks 35th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1961 to 2024.
Year	An per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0012 An per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1963	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1964	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1965	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1966	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1967	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1968	0.001 An per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1969	0.001 An per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1970	0.001 An per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1971	0.0009 An per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1972	0.0008 An per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1973	0.0005 An per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
1974	0.0005 An per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1975	0.0004 An per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1976	0.0004 An per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1977	0.0004 An per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1978	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
1979	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
1980	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1981	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1982	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1983	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1984	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1985	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1986	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1987	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1988	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1989	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
1990	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1991	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1992	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1993	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-24.6%
1994	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	+83.6%
1995	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
1996	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1997	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1998	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1999	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2000	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2001	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2002	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2003	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
2004	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2005	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2006	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2007	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2008	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2009	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2010	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	+49.0%
2011	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
2012	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2013	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2014	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2015	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2016	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2017	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2018	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2019	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2020	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2021	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2022	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2023	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2024	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	-9.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP 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
1994	+83.6%	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP
2010	+49.0%	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0011 An per US$ of GDP	0.001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0012 An per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0005 An per US$ of GDP	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.001 An per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0003 An per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	0.0001 An per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

32 Tunisia 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare
33 Algeria 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare
34 Namibia 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare
36 Uganda 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare
37 India 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare
38 Gambia 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.0012 An per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 An per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by GDP (current US$), 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 ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP
Unit: An per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 8,935 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.