Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Cameroon, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.9% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.4% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +45.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 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 share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Cameroon?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Cameroon was 2.9% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Cameroon ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.