Corn yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Cameroon stood at 1.83 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Cameroon peaked at 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7447 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | 0.7447 tonnes per hectare | 0.9302 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | 0.747 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.8318 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Cameroon?
- Corn yields in Cameroon was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7447 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for corn yields?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.