Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.51 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Cameroon is 1.51 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 3.9 kg per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.51 kg per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 75th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.63 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.65 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.66 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 3.64 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.62 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.69 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.8 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 3.9 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 3.81 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.71 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 3.61 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.51 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.91 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 2.91 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.91 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.98 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.29 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 3.25 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.15 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.03 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.94 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.78 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 2.6 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 2.65 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.75 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 2.94 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 2.99 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.24 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 3.45 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 3.69 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 3.28 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 3.24 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.19 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.15 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.11 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.08 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.04 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.01 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.97 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.89 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.81 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.74 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.66 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.59 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.52 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.45 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.38 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.27 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.71 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.65 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.18 kg per person | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.83 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.69 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.62 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.57 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.63 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.58 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.54 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.51 kg per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.51 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.51 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +31.9% | 1.65 kg per person | 2.18 kg per person |
| 2011 | -25.1% | 2.27 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.71 kg per person | 3.62 kg per person | 3.9 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.22 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person | 3.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 kg per person | 2.6 kg per person | 3.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 kg per person | 3 kg per person | 3.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7 kg per person | 2.38 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Cameroon?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Cameroon was 1.51 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 kg per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.