Bean yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bean yields was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 59th out of 133 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.
Bean yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4889 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4556 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4101 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4266 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4482 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5137 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5259 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6015 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5842 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6207 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6603 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6021 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5381 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6944 tonnes per hectare | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7242 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6208 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.737 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7504 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8583 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8541 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8779 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8814 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +55.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +55.1% | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | +29.0% | 0.5381 tonnes per hectare | 0.6944 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +28.6% | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
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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- 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 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 59th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.