Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 2.17 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.17 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.35 million hectares
in 2016
All-time low
582,102 hectares
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon stood at 2.17 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon peaked at 2.35 million hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 582,102 hectares, 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 814,452 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 909,688 hectares | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 903,695 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 887,702 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 875,932 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 884,051 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 830,487 hectares | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 838,210 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 939,792 hectares | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 923,573 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 992,652 hectares | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 948,409 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 998,927 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 975,229 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 964,175 hectares | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 981,715 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 964,842 hectares | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million hectares | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 992,687 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 610,628 hectares | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 706,454 hectares | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 792,237 hectares | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 582,102 hectares | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 771,621 hectares | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 766,751 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 648,236 hectares | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 843,712 hectares | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 950,440 hectares | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 991,838 hectares | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 964,611 hectares | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 905,236 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 998,998 hectares | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 626,054 hectares | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 723,025 hectares | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 793,644 hectares | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 890,764 hectares | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 979,727 hectares | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million hectares | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million hectares | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million hectares | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.47 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million hectares | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million hectares | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.03 million hectares | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million hectares | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million hectares | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million hectares | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 876,001 hectares | 814,452 hectares | 939,792 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 995,446 hectares | 923,573 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 829,868 hectares | 582,102 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 896,420 hectares | 626,054 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million hectares | 723,025 hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cameroon was 2.17 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 582,102 hectares in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.