Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1847 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.1847 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.3737 kg per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 kg per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 126th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2529 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2483 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2568 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2173 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.231 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2443 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2345 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2349 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2532 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2951 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3089 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2796 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.272 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2731 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2877 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2963 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3063 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3065 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3251 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3737 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3707 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3361 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3217 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3247 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3675 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3655 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3634 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3615 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3599 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3582 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3481 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3387 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3306 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3233 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3138 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3022 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.301 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2995 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3209 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3304 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3272 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3005 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3017 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2987 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2957 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2948 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2867 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2464 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.238 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2285 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2324 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2402 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2418 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.239 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2356 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.232 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2291 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2307 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2063 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1994 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1933 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.189 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1847 kg per person | -2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1847 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1847 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2415 kg per person | 0.2173 kg per person | 0.2568 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2951 kg per person | 0.272 kg per person | 0.3251 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3545 kg per person | 0.3217 kg per person | 0.3737 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3236 kg per person | 0.2995 kg per person | 0.3582 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.292 kg per person | 0.238 kg per person | 0.3304 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2316 kg per person | 0.2063 kg per person | 0.2418 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1916 kg per person | 0.1847 kg per person | 0.1994 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1911 kg per person compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1868 kg per person compare
- 125 Tunisia 0.1854 kg per person compare
- 127 Rwanda 0.1822 kg per person compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 0.165 kg per person compare
- 129 Cyprus 0.1463 kg 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Cameroon?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Cameroon was 0.1847 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3737 kg per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.