Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1127 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.1127 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.1127 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0183 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0225 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0304 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0429 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0472 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0518 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.057 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0562 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0568 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0574 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.058 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0593 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.061 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0623 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0675 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0656 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0626 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0774 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0798 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0593 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 t per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0942 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0977 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1095 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0833 t per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0846 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0922 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1106 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1127 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1127 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2098 t per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1127 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1031 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +37.4% | 0.0593 t per square kilometre | 0.0815 t per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -25.7% | 0.0798 t per square kilometre | 0.0593 t per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +28.3% | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | 0.0409 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | 0.0183 t per square kilometre | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | 0.0518 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0587 t per square kilometre | 0.0562 t per square kilometre | 0.0623 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0671 t per square kilometre | 0.0626 t per square kilometre | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0858 t per square kilometre | 0.0593 t per square kilometre | 0.1095 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1016 t per square kilometre | 0.091 t per square kilometre | 0.1127 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 70 Guinea 0.1247 t per square kilometre compare
- 71 Somalia 0.117 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 Australia 0.115 t per square kilometre compare
- 74 Eritrea 0.1088 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Philippines 0.1085 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1038 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.1127 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1127 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.