Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.77 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.89 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
All-time low
0.7575 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon stood at 1.77 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon peaked at 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7575 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 134th out of 186 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.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7754 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7819 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7686 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7681 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8386 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7988 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8048 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8202 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7707 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8819 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8659 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8367 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8177 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8643 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.865 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8903 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8957 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9593 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9687 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.77 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.77 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7928 tonnes per hectare | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | 0.7707 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8643 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.9593 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 131 Tanzania 1.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 1.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 133 Rwanda 1.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 135 Comoros 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 136 Micronesia (country) 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cameroon was 1.77 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7575 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.