Bean yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bean yields was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean 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
Cameroon recorded 1.29 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Cameroon peaked at 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4889 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5729 tonnes per hectare | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6458 tonnes per hectare | 0.5381 tonnes per hectare | 0.737 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8388 tonnes per hectare | 0.7504 tonnes per hectare | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 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 bean yields in Cameroon?
- Bean yields in Cameroon was 1.29 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 bean yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for bean yields?
- Cameroon ranks 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Bean 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.