Cotton yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cotton yields was 2.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.14 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
24th
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.3958 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton 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
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Cameroon is 2.14 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Cameroon peaked at 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3958 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3958 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6116 tonnes per hectare | +54.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6313 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5575 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5704 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5006 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6712 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8439 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6663 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5167 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4544 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6199 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6764 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +50.2% |
| 1979 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.14 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.14 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | 0.3958 tonnes per hectare | 0.8439 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7689 tonnes per hectare | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields in Cameroon?
- Cotton yields in Cameroon was 2.14 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 cotton yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3958 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for cotton yields?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.