Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 2.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.17 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.35 million
in 2016
All-time low
582,102
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon stood at 2.17 million.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon peaked at 2.35 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 582,102, in 1987.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 814,452 | — |
| 1962 | 909,688 | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 903,695 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 887,702 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 875,932 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 884,051 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 830,487 | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 838,210 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 939,792 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 923,573 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 992,652 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 948,409 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 998,927 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 975,229 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 964,175 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 981,715 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 964,842 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 992,687 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 610,628 | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 706,454 | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 792,237 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 582,102 | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 771,621 | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 766,751 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 648,236 | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 843,712 | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 950,440 | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 991,838 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 964,611 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 905,236 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 998,998 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 626,054 | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 723,025 | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 793,644 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 890,764 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 979,727 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.47 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.03 million | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.17 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,352, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.17 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 876,001 | 814,452 | 939,792 | 9 |
| 1970s | 995,446 | 923,573 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 829,868 | 582,102 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 896,420 | 626,054 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 723,025 | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million | 1.75 million | 2.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million | 2.12 million | 2.27 million | 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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cameroon was 2.17 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 582,102 in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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