Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0081 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0081 metric tons per person for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0117 metric tons per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 metric tons per person, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 104th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.3% | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 0.0081 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0063 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 0.008 metric tons per person | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 101 Nicaragua 0.0084 metric tons per person compare
- 102 Australia 0.0084 metric tons per person compare
- 103 South Africa 0.0082 metric tons per person compare
- 105 North Korea 0.0079 metric tons per person compare
- 106 Tanzania 0.0077 metric tons per person compare
- 107 Venezuela 0.0071 metric tons per person compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0081 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 metric tons per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 metric tons per person in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 104th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.