Cotton lint — Production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cotton lint — Production was 78,000 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Cameroon, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 78,000 t for cotton lint — production in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Cameroon peaked at 104,000 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8,850 t, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,850 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 t | +69.5% |
| 1963 | 16,400 t | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 16,000 t | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 21,100 t | +31.9% |
| 1966 | 20,700 t | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 18,200 t | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 25,200 t | +38.5% |
| 1969 | 33,960 t | +34.8% |
| 1970 | 28,000 t | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 15,800 t | -43.6% |
| 1972 | 15,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,400 t | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 15,100 t | +45.2% |
| 1975 | 19,100 t | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 18,200 t | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 15,365 t | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 22,600 t | +47.1% |
| 1979 | 31,000 t | +37.2% |
| 1980 | 32,000 t | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 30,700 t | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 28,600 t | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 36,900 t | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 38,000 t | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 45,500 t | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 46,500 t | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 45,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 62,000 t | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 42,912 t | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 46,541 t | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 47,087 t | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 52,644 t | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 51,748 t | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 62,510 t | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 78,604 t | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 90,000 t | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 73,067 t | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 75,093 t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 79,832 t | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 85,000 t | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 96,819 t | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 90,000 t | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 77,000 t | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 60,000 t | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 104,000 t | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 90,000 t | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 87,500 t | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 61,500 t | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 46,000 t | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 62,000 t | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 65,000 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 84,000 t | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 78,000 t | -7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 78,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 4.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 78,000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,500 t, 6.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,490 t | 8,850 t | 33,960 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,136 t | 10,400 t | 31,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,811 t | 28,600 t | 62,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,713 t | 46,541 t | 90,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,782 t | 46,000 t | 104,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,250 t | 62,000 t | 84,000 t | 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 cotton lint — production in Cameroon?
- Cotton lint — production in Cameroon was 78,000 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 104,000 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,850 t in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for cotton lint — production?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.