Banana yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Banana yields was 12.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.98 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
81st
of 130 countries
All-time high
25.41 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
7.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Banana yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 15.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 16.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.82 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 21.88 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 21.03 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 21.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 20.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 25.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 21.79 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 20.05 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 21.57 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 13.55 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 1989 | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 21.1 tonnes per hectare | +76.6% |
| 1991 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.89 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 15.81 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.97 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 9.39 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 9.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.24 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.08 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.12 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 13.49 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 12.98 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.09 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 12.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.54 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +76.6% | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | 21.1 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | +72.3% | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | -37.2% | 21.57 tonnes per hectare | 13.55 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.