Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1321 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon is 0.1321 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.1638 metric tons per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0689 metric tons per person, in 1987.
Cameroon ranks 94th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1343 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1291 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1284 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1244 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.118 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1243 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1056 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1051 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1254 metric tons per person | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1144 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1206 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1143 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.11 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1196 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.149 metric tons per person | +24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1099 metric tons per person | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1086 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1108 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1059 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1048 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0947 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1065 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0965 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0694 metric tons per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0835 metric tons per person | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1088 metric tons per person | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0689 metric tons per person | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0842 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0779 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.072 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0853 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0849 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0799 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0756 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0904 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0966 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.092 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0998 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0816 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0855 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0886 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0953 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0982 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1014 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1097 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1194 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1312 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1332 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1475 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1531 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1477 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1552 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1494 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1522 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1601 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1584 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.153 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1638 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1525 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.135 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1381 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1391 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1354 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1321 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1321 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1321 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1216 metric tons per person | 0.1051 metric tons per person | 0.1343 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1163 metric tons per person | 0.1059 metric tons per person | 0.149 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0895 metric tons per person | 0.0689 metric tons per person | 0.1088 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0858 metric tons per person | 0.072 metric tons per person | 0.0998 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 metric tons per person | 0.0855 metric tons per person | 0.1475 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1546 metric tons per person | 0.1477 metric tons per person | 0.1638 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1359 metric tons per person | 0.1321 metric tons per person | 0.1391 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Cameroon was 0.1321 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1638 metric tons per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 metric tons per person in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.