Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index was 70.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Cameroon stood at 70.77.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Cameroon peaked at 144.22 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 24.94, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.56 | — |
| 1962 | 72.95 | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 80.56 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 82.46 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 94.55 | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 96.82 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 117.55 | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 120.47 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 122.08 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 117.82 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 125.95 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 132.95 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 135.61 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 125.06 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 126.78 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 144.22 | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 130.76 | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 54.86 | -58.0% |
| 1979 | 71.8 | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 56.39 | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 56.11 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 59.61 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 49.7 | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 39.96 | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 37.73 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 37.06 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 35.89 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 35.01 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 25.94 | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 29.51 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 31.08 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 28.61 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 30.59 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 35.15 | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 34.2 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 48.72 | +42.5% |
| 1997 | 24.94 | -48.8% |
| 1998 | 34.81 | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 48.45 | +39.2% |
| 2000 | 50.34 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 49.27 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 51.14 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 51.49 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.87 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.44 | +49.3% |
| 2006 | 90.04 | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 94.97 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 99.5 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 100.48 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 104.05 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 106.44 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 116.25 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 113.41 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 100.11 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 102.07 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.82 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 94.27 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 102.18 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 108.61 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 116.73 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 73.74 | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 73.21 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.64 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.77 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.22 | 60.56 | 122.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 116.58 | 54.86 | 144.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.34 | 25.94 | 59.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.61 | 24.94 | 48.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.65 | 49.27 | 100.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.52 | 94.27 | 116.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.42 | 70.77 | 116.73 | 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Cameroon?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Cameroon was 70.77 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 144.22 in 1976.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.94 in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.