Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0003 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +4861.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +113.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -96.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0003 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0003 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 4.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4861.4% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +113.5% | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | -100.0% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -96.4% | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Sudan 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Afghanistan 0.0003 tonnes per person compare
- 120 Nigeria 0.0003 tonnes per person compare
- 121 Switzerland 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
- 122 Panama 0.0002 tonnes per person 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.