Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon
Cameroon: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,855 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,855 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon peaked at 2,855 kcal/cap/d in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,193 kcal/cap/d, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 93rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,193 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,234 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,262 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,335 kcal/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,408 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,482 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,555 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,628 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2,701 kcal/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2,775 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,795 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,827 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,839 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,775 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,774 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,778 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,746 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,783 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,836 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,815 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,834 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,836 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,839 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,855 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,855 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,721 kcal/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,855 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,494 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,422 kcal/cap/d | 2,193 kcal/cap/d | 2,701 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,793 kcal/cap/d | 2,746 kcal/cap/d | 2,839 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,836 kcal/cap/d | 2,815 kcal/cap/d | 2,855 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Cameroon was 2,855 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,855 kcal/cap/d in 2024.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,193 kcal/cap/d in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.