Corn yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
All-time low
0.7447 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 126th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7826 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7447 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7586 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7586 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7506 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8161 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9302 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8957 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9082 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9096 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8615 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8887 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8978 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.747 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7482 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8318 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9773 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +76.0% |
| 1985 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +76.0% | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 126th out of 171 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.