> Cameroon had 40,105 asses in 2024, the 46th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.3%. The record was 92,000 head in 1970.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/asses/cameroon/

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# Asses in Cameroon

Cameroon had 40,105 asses in 2024, the 46th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.3%. The record was 92,000 head in 1970.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Animals, 202440,105 head
World rank46 of 104
10-year change+0.3%
Record92,000 head1970

## Asses in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (head)

## Cameroon compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.07%0.08% in 2014
10-year change+0.3%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 44 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/albania/) | 44,924 | 0.08% |
| 45 | [Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/ecuador/) | 40,909 | 0.08% |
| 46 | **Cameroon** | 40,105 | 0.07% |
| 47 | [Paraguay](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/paraguay/) | 35,480 | 0.07% |
| 48 | [Switzerland](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/switzerland/) | 33,306 | 0.06% |

[Full ranking of 104 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

### Map of asses numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Cameroon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 40,105 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,104 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40,102 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 40,130 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,127 | −0.0% |
| 2019 | 40,134 | −0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,143 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40,133 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40,108 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40,079 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 39,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 38,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 37,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 37,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 37,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 35,000 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 33,047 | +32% |
| 1987 | 25,092 | −26% |
| 1986 | 34,000 | −8.6% |
| 1985 | 37,200 | −11% |
| 1984 | 41,775 | +14% |
| 1983 | 36,700 | +27% |
| 1982 | 28,900 | −14% |
| 1981 | 33,570 | −0.4% |
| 1980 | 33,700 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33,000 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 31,435 | −10% |
| 1977 | 35,000 | −13% |
| 1976 | 40,000 | −11% |
| 1975 | 45,000 | −10.0% |
| 1974 | 50,000 | −9.1% |
| 1973 | 55,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 55,000 | −21% |
| 1971 | 70,000 | −24% |
| 1970 | 92,000 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 89,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 89,000 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 89,000 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 87,000 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 86,000 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 86,000 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 85,000 | +113% |
| 1962 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 39,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many asses are there in Cameroon?

Cameroon had 40,105 asses in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Cameroon rank in the world by number of asses?

Cameroon ranked 46th of 104 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Ethiopia with 20.0% of the world total.

### How has the number of asses in Cameroon changed?

It rose by 0.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 92,000 head in 1970.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cameroon is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/ethiopia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/sudan/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/pakistan/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/chad/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mexico/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/niger/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/burkina-faso/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/iran/)[Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/afghanistan/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/nigeria/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mali/)
[All countries producing asses](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

## Other products of Cameroon

[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cameroon/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/cameroon/)[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/cameroon/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/cameroon/)[Taro](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/cameroon/)[Tomatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/tomatoes/cameroon/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/cameroon/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/cameroon/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/cameroon/)[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/cameroon/)[Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/cameroon/)[Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/cameroon/)
[Agricultural production in Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/country/cameroon/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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