Banana yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Banana yields was 12.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Banana yields in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, banana yields in Cameroon stood at 12.98 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Cameroon peaked at 25.41 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.26 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.33 tonnes per hectare | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.23 tonnes per hectare | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | 25.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.63 tonnes per hectare | 9.39 tonnes per hectare | 21.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 tonnes per hectare | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | 12.24 tonnes per hectare | 17.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 tonnes per hectare | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Cameroon?
- Banana yields in Cameroon was 12.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.41 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for banana yields?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.