Horse meat, fresh or chilled production in Cameroon
In 2024 Cameroon produced 147 t of horse meat, fresh or chilled, the 45th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 741 t in 1963.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 147 t
- World rank
- 45 of 56
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 741 t
- 1963
Horse meat, fresh or chilled in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cameroon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.04% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.09
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world +8.0%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Finland | 181 | 0.02% |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 168 | 0.02% |
| 45 | Cameroon | 147 | 0.02% |
| 46 | Cuba | 125 | 0.02% |
| 47 | Lesotho | 70 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of horse meat, fresh or chilled
Share of the world total; Cameroon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147 | −3.9% |
| 2023 | 153 | −3.8% |
| 2022 | 159 | −5.9% |
| 2021 | 169 | −19% |
| 2020 | 208 | +10% |
| 2019 | 189 | −7.4% |
| 2018 | 204 | −17% |
| 2017 | 247 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 236 | −4.5% |
| 2015 | 247 | −3.9% |
| 2014 | 257 | −4.1% |
| 2013 | 268 | −5.6% |
| 2012 | 284 | −5.0% |
| 2011 | 299 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 286 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 273 | +17% |
| 2008 | 234 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 228 | +41% |
| 2006 | 162 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 160 | +12% |
| 2004 | 143 | −48% |
| 2003 | 273 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 273 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 266 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 266 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 266 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 260 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 260 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 254 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 254 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 247 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 247 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 247 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 247 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 234 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 234 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 234 | −14% |
| 1987 | 273 | −8.7% |
| 1986 | 299 | −8.0% |
| 1985 | 325 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 325 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 325 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 312 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 312 | +33% |
| 1980 | 234 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 234 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 234 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 221 | −15% |
| 1976 | 260 | −20% |
| 1975 | 325 | −17% |
| 1974 | 390 | −14% |
| 1973 | 455 | −5.4% |
| 1972 | 481 | −18% |
| 1971 | 585 | −8.2% |
| 1970 | 637 | −11% |
| 1969 | 715 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 715 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 702 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 702 | +13% |
| 1965 | 624 | −4.0% |
| 1964 | 650 | −12% |
| 1963 | 741 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 702 | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 650 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of horse meat, fresh or chilled in Cameroon?
Cameroon produced 147 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cameroon rank in the world for production of horse meat, fresh or chilled?
Cameroon ranked 45th of 56 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 24.2% of the world total.
How has the production of horse meat, fresh or chilled in Cameroon changed?
It fell by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.0% for the world. The record was 741 t in 1963.
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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.