Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 86.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon is 86.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 99.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2009.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97.7% | — |
| 1962 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 86.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 86.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 90.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 73.8% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 75.7% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 88.4% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 86.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.