Milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.7253 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0699 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0731 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0736 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0767 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0699 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0753 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0826 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0829 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0862 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1417 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1354 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1364 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1449 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1612 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1683 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1728 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2099 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2404 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2437 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2242 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2195 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2264 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.267 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3016 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.317 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3352 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3515 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3669 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4311 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4234 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4289 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4454 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4428 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4437 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4497 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4553 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4582 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4647 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5044 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4637 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4697 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4758 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4818 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5025 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5149 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5085 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5088 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5111 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5165 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5268 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5354 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5541 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5742 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6277 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6595 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7253 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.603 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5613 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6311 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6001 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +43.3% | 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0793 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0699 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1558 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2099 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2727 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2195 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3515 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4345 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3669 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4582 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4895 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4637 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5149 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5834 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5111 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7253 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5978 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5613 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6311 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Fiji 0.6972 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 145 Djibouti 0.6596 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6074 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 148 Bolivia 0.5883 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Nigeria 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Samoa 0.5651 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7253 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 tonnes per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk 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.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Milk 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.