Per capita milk consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita milk consumption was 12.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.19
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
170th
of 192 countries
All-time high
21.68
in 1989
All-time low
6.42
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita milk consumption in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.19 for per capita milk consumption in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita milk consumption in Cameroon peaked at 21.68 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.42, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 170th 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.
Per capita milk consumption in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.12 | — |
| 1962 | 6.98 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 7.05 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 6.42 | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 6.96 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 7.35 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 8.62 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 10.12 | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 9.66 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 14.01 | +45.0% |
| 1971 | 14.1 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 11.63 | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 12.02 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 13.15 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 12.15 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 12.54 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 13.5 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 13.85 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 16.06 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 18.09 | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 17.67 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 15.72 | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 14.97 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 15.7 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 16.56 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 20.92 | +26.4% |
| 1987 | 20.52 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 18.86 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 21.68 | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 19.04 | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 16.43 | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 15.89 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 16.13 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.43 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 15.74 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 15.39 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.7 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.92 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 15.74 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 15.27 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 15.53 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 15 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.22 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.9 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.73 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 15.25 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 15.15 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.37 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.51 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.5 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.41 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.39 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.67 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.07 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 13.54 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.36 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.16 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.26 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 15.03 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 12.53 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 12.19 | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 12.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.49, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 12.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.93, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita milk consumption 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 | +45.0% | 9.66 | 14.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.81 | 6.42 | 10.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.3 | 11.63 | 16.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.07 | 14.97 | 21.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.04 | 14.92 | 19.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.59 | 15 | 16.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.59 | 13.16 | 15.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 | 12.19 | 15.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 167 Central African Republic 14.84 compare
- 168 Rwanda 13.7 compare
- 169 East Timor 12.59 compare
- 171 Malawi 10.95 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 10.65 compare
- 173 Benin 10.59 compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita milk consumption in Cameroon?
- Per capita milk consumption in Cameroon was 12.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita milk consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.68 in 1989.
- What is the lowest per capita milk consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita milk consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita milk consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Per capita milk consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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