Chickens — Stocks in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chickens — Stocks was 476,880 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 476,880 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Cameroon peaked at 517,690 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29,000 LSU, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 35,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 48,100 LSU | +37.4% |
| 1965 | 50,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 60,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 70,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 75,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 85,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 85,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 85,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 85,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 85,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 86,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 86,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 90,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 93,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 96,200 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 100,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 80,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 67,930 LSU | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 68,670 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 82,980 LSU | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 120,000 LSU | +44.6% |
| 1985 | 114,650 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 131,850 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 139,760 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 160,730 LSU | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 164,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 176,000 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 188,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 190,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 200,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 220,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 250,000 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 280,000 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 310,000 LSU | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 300,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 220,000 LSU | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 310,000 LSU | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 310,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 310,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 310,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 350,000 LSU | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 400,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 425,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 449,290 LSU | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 447,540 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 450,000 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 460,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 470,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 485,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 500,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 510,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 508,000 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 511,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 461,910 LSU | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 448,410 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 200,000 LSU | -55.4% |
| 2021 | 500,000 LSU | +150.0% |
| 2022 | 517,690 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 476,880 LSU | -7.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 476,880 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 476,880 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +150.0% | 200,000 LSU | 500,000 LSU |
| 2020 | -55.4% | 448,410 LSU | 200,000 LSU |
| 1984 | +44.6% | 82,980 LSU | 120,000 LSU |
| 2001 | +40.9% | 220,000 LSU | 310,000 LSU |
| 1964 | +37.4% | 35,000 LSU | 48,100 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,567 LSU | 29,000 LSU | 85,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 89,220 LSU | 85,000 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,057 LSU | 67,930 LSU | 164,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,400 LSU | 176,000 LSU | 310,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,183 LSU | 220,000 LSU | 449,290 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 480,432 LSU | 448,410 LSU | 511,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 423,642 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 517,690 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 chickens — stocks in Cameroon?
- Chickens — stocks in Cameroon was 476,880 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 517,690 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for chickens — stocks?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.