Milk production, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Milk production, per capita was 0.0099 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0099 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +39.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0099 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0099 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +39.6% | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 milk production, per capita in Cameroon?
- Milk production, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0099 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for milk production, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.