Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0278 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0278 animals per person.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0465 animals per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0255 animals per person, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0305 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0319 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0255 animals per person | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0277 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0291 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0308 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.031 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0334 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0376 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0385 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0382 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0385 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0385 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0385 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0395 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0398 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0399 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0392 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0363 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0377 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0422 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0425 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0465 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.046 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0458 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0456 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0443 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0431 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0419 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0392 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0378 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0377 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0418 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0384 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0387 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.037 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.036 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0406 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0317 animals per person | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0317 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0326 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0326 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0328 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.034 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0347 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0318 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0299 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0295 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0289 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0278 animals per person | -1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0278 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0278 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 animals per person | 0.0255 animals per person | 0.0334 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0388 animals per person | 0.0376 animals per person | 0.0399 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0419 animals per person | 0.0363 animals per person | 0.0465 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.041 animals per person | 0.0377 animals per person | 0.0456 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 animals per person | 0.036 animals per person | 0.0434 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0324 animals per person | 0.0302 animals per person | 0.0347 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0289 animals per person | 0.0278 animals per person | 0.0299 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0278 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0465 animals per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 animals per person in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.