Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0661 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0661 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0881 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 tonnes per person, in 1963.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +53.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | +45.0% |
| 1984 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 1985 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.044 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +52.0% |
| 1993 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0375 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1995 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +164.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0761 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0881 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 0.074 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0661 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0661 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +164.6% | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0286 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0314 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0484 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0308 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0463 tonnes per person | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 0.0547 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0767 tonnes per person | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 147 Burkina Faso 0.0728 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Micronesia (country) 0.071 tonnes per person compare
- 149 Moldova 0.0684 tonnes per person compare
- 151 Ghana 0.066 tonnes per person compare
- 152 Mozambique 0.0658 tonnes per person compare
- 153 United States 0.0651 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0661 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0881 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.