Cereal yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereal yields was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Cameroon is 1.77 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Cameroon peaked at 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7575 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 134th of 185 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.
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 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 cereal yields in Cameroon?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7575 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereal yields?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.