What is cocoa bean yields in Cameroon?

Cocoa bean yields in Cameroon was 0.4983 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 0.5358 tonnes per hectare in 2020.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 tonnes per hectare in 1961.

How does Cameroon rank for cocoa bean yields?

Cameroon ranks 20th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean yields in Cameroon

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Cameroon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4983 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.4983 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

20th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.5358 tonnes per hectare

in 2020

All-time low

0.1976 tonnes per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean 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

Cameroon recorded 0.4983 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Cameroon peaked at 0.5358 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1976 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.

Cameroon ranks 20th of 61 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	0.233 tonnes per hectare	0.1976 tonnes per hectare	0.2893 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.3083 tonnes per hectare	0.202 tonnes per hectare	0.3913 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.283 tonnes per hectare	0.2562 tonnes per hectare	0.3081 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.3218 tonnes per hectare	0.2878 tonnes per hectare	0.3722 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.3584 tonnes per hectare	0.3302 tonnes per hectare	0.3925 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.4097 tonnes per hectare	0.3582 tonnes per hectare	0.4818 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.5015 tonnes per hectare	0.4804 tonnes per hectare	0.5358 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

17 Uganda 0.533 tonnes per hectare compare
18 Vanuatu 0.5157 tonnes per hectare compare
21 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4955 tonnes per hectare compare
22 Haiti 0.4885 tonnes per hectare compare
23 Brazil 0.4821 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Cameroon?: Cocoa bean yields in Cameroon was 0.4983 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.5358 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for cocoa bean yields?: Cameroon ranks 20th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.