Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Cameroon
Cameroon: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 1,603 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Cameroon, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Cameroon stood at 1,603 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Cameroon peaked at 1,710 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 1985.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1986 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1,406 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,434 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,461 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,489 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,497 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,541 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,572 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,633 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,650 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,687 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,700 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,706 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,710 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,678 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,672 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,626 ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,640 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,550 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,500 ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,602 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,603 ha | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,603 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,603 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,186 ha, 22% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,300 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,300 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,490 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,670 ha | 1,626 ha | 1,710 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,560 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,600 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,601 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,603 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Senegal 2,028 ha compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 1,996 ha compare
- 55 China, Taiwan Province of 1,768 ha compare
- 57 Belize 1,528 ha compare
- 58 Honduras 1,513 ha compare
- 59 Costa Rica 1,408 ha 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Cameroon?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Cameroon was 1,603 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 1985.
- How does Cameroon rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.