Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.1321 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.1321 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.1638 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0689 t per person, in 1987.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1343 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1291 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1284 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1244 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.118 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1243 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1056 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1051 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1254 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1144 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1206 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1143 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.11 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1196 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.149 t per person | +24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1099 t per person | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1086 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1108 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1059 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1048 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0947 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1065 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0965 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0694 t per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0835 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1088 t per person | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0689 t per person | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0842 t per person | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0779 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.072 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0853 t per person | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0849 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0799 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0756 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0904 t per person | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0966 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.092 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0998 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0816 t per person | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0855 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0886 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0953 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0982 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1014 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1097 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1194 t per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1312 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1332 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1475 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1531 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1477 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1552 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1494 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1522 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1601 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1584 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.153 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1638 t per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1525 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.135 t per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1381 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1391 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1354 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1321 t per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1321 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1321 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1216 t per person | 0.1051 t per person | 0.1343 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1163 t per person | 0.1059 t per person | 0.149 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0895 t per person | 0.0689 t per person | 0.1088 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0858 t per person | 0.072 t per person | 0.0998 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 t per person | 0.0855 t per person | 0.1475 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1546 t per person | 0.1477 t per person | 0.1638 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1359 t per person | 0.1321 t per person | 0.1391 t 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Cameroon?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Cameroon was 0.1321 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1638 t per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 t per person in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, 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 Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.