Maize seed quantity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Maize seed quantity was 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Maize seed quantity in Cameroon, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize seed quantity in Cameroon is 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize seed quantity in Cameroon peaked at 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,583 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Maize seed quantity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,100 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 13,500 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 13,050 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 13,050 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 12,600 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 12,390 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 13,050 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 12,900 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 13,800 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 14,700 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 14,775 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15,600 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 16,500 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 16,134 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 15,712 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 15,950 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 16,104 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 16,346 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 14,919 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 13,245 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 13,811 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 14,250 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 6,212 FAO, metric tonnes | -56.4% |
| 1984 | 5,583 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 6,067 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 6,067 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,616 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 6,234 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 5,970 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 7,500 FAO, metric tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 11,400 FAO, metric tonnes | +52.0% |
| 1992 | 13,500 FAO, metric tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 13,500 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 12,000 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,250 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 12,580 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 9,090 FAO, metric tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 9,036 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 9,080 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,497 FAO, metric tonnes | +37.6% |
| 2002 | 13,747 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 15,122 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 14,770 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 16,867 FAO, metric tonnes | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 19,832 FAO, metric tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 20,923 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 24,641 FAO, metric tonnes | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 25,384 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,300 FAO, metric tonnes, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,680 FAO, metric tonnes, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize seed quantity in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -56.4% | 14,250 FAO, metric tonnes | 6,212 FAO, metric tonnes |
| 1991 | +52.0% | 7,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 11,400 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,160 FAO, metric tonnes | 12,390 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,100 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,674 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,700 FAO, metric tonnes | 16,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,306 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,583 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,250 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,186 FAO, metric tonnes | 7,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 13,500 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,286 FAO, metric tonnes | 9,080 FAO, metric tonnes | 25,384 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize seed quantity in Cameroon?
- Maize seed quantity in Cameroon was 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest maize seed quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize seed quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,583 FAO, metric tonnes in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for maize seed quantity?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is maize seed quantity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.