Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1259 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.1259 An per person for sheep — stocks, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.3265 An per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1259 An per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 73rd 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 — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3035 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3053 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.306 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3048 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3024 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3084 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3179 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3265 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3183 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3101 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3019 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2938 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.243 An per person | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2433 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2433 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2491 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2751 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2715 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2634 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2538 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2461 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2326 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.217 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2216 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2303 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2458 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2504 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2711 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2881 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3089 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2743 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2707 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2671 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2604 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2572 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2541 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.251 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2513 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2517 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2482 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2416 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2351 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2288 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2226 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2165 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2105 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2046 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1988 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1901 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1423 An per person | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1429 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.138 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.182 An per person | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1758 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1528 An per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1415 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1356 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1314 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1363 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1325 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1292 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1259 An per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1259 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1259 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, 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% | 0.138 An per person | 0.182 An per person |
| 2011 | -25.1% | 0.1901 An per person | 0.1423 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3103 An per person | 0.3024 An per person | 0.3265 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2695 An per person | 0.243 An per person | 0.3101 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2457 An per person | 0.217 An per person | 0.2881 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2659 An per person | 0.251 An per person | 0.3089 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2258 An per person | 0.1988 An per person | 0.2517 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1533 An per person | 0.1314 An per person | 0.1901 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.131 An per person | 0.1259 An per person | 0.1363 An per person | 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 sheep — stocks, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Cameroon was 0.1259 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3265 An per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1259 An per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, 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 — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks 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.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.