Per capita food supply in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita food supply was 2,733 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
2,733 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
106th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2,733 kcal/cap/day
in 2018
All-time low
2,685 kcal/cap/day
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Per capita food supply in Cameroon, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,733 kcal/cap/day for per capita food supply in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over five years.
Cameroon ranks 106th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Per capita food supply in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,685 kcal/cap/day | — |
| 2015 | 2,709 kcal/cap/day | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,726 kcal/cap/day | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,717 kcal/cap/day | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,733 kcal/cap/day | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,733 kcal/cap/day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,572 kcal/cap/day, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,733 kcal/cap/day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,444 kcal/cap/day, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 per capita food supply in Cameroon?
- Per capita food supply in Cameroon was 2,733 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,733 kcal/cap/day in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,685 kcal/cap/day in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita food supply?
- Cameroon ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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