Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 223 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 223 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon peaked at 249 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71, in 1987.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 112 | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 109 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 108 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 109 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 102 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 103 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 115 | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 113 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 122 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 116 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 123 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 128 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 118 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 121 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 130 | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 127 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 118 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 133 | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 122 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 75 | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 87 | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 97 | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 71 | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 95 | +33.8% |
| 1989 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 80 | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 104 | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 117 | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 126 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 122 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 124 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 120 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 111 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 123 | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 77 | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 89 | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 97 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 109 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 120 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 132 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 138 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 151 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 173 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 181 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 201 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 225 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 214 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 249 | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 234 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 223 | -4.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 223 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 223 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.67 | 100 | 115 | 9 |
| 1970s | 122.2 | 113 | 131 | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.9 | 71 | 133 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.4 | 77 | 126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.1 | 89 | 201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 229 | 214 | 249 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cameroon was 223 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 249 in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).