Dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon
Cameroon: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 28.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 28.71 for dietary compositions by commodity group in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon peaked at 48.16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.67, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.67 | — |
| 1962 | 17.81 | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 18.87 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 18.88 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 17.84 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 17.86 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 16.81 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 17.86 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 17.86 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 19.95 | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 20.98 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 18.86 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 17.81 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 17.8 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 16.74 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 18.86 | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 17.85 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 18.93 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 16.84 | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 16.79 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.7 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22.05 | +32.1% |
| 1983 | 21.21 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 21.26 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 20.21 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 21.27 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 21.28 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.22 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 20.23 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 21.3 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 19.18 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 19.19 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.12 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 19.19 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 18.13 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 17.08 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 17.08 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.16 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 18.16 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.16 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.16 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.14 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.12 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.15 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 21.25 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 24.39 | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 23.28 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 25.32 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 26.29 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 36.83 | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 29.03 | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 48.16 | +65.9% |
| 2013 | 36.33 | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 26.21 | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 27.87 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 24.06 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 24.98 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 25.67 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.85 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 27.82 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 25.2 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 29.33 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 28.71 | -2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 28.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.87, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 28.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.71, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary compositions by commodity group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +65.9% | 29.03 | 48.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.72 | 15.67 | 18.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.46 | 16.74 | 20.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.12 | 16.7 | 22.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.56 | 17.08 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 | 18.12 | 26.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7 | 24.06 | 48.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.77 | 25.2 | 29.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon?
- Dietary compositions by commodity group in Cameroon was 28.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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