Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 86.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.05
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
157th
of 185 countries
All-time high
101.06
in 2015
All-time low
64.7
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 86.05 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon peaked at 101.06 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.7, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 157th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.25 | — |
| 1962 | 71.17 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 75.52 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 76.08 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.04 | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 70.57 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 77.59 | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 78.72 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 75.15 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 81.23 | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 82.07 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 83.57 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 83.06 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 88.27 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 84.16 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 78.49 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 78.46 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 75.33 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 74.16 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 73.11 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 71.98 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 73.41 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 70.24 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 70.71 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 71.7 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 75.47 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 64.72 | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 66.09 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 66.77 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 66.94 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.23 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 64.7 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 66.48 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 66.88 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.79 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 70.82 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 66.14 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 69.29 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 70.74 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 69.63 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 68.96 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.97 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.59 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 69.57 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.19 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 81.48 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 84.17 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 86.48 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 90.18 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 94.04 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 93.39 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.32 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 96.94 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.63 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 101.06 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 100.31 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.54 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 98.87 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.52 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 90.36 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 88.74 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 89.65 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 87.66 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.05 | -1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 86.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 86.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.57 | 68.25 | 78.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.88 | 74.16 | 88.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.42 | 64.72 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8 | 64.7 | 70.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.52 | 67.97 | 90.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.06 | 93.39 | 101.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.49 | 86.05 | 90.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon was 86.05 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 101.06 in 2015.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7 in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.