Millet yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Millet yields was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.39 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Cameroon peaked at 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.61 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 88 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7709 tonnes per hectare | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9444 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7468 tonnes per hectare | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | 0.8306 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8521 tonnes per hectare | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 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 millet yields in Cameroon?
- Millet yields in Cameroon was 1.39 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Cameroon rank for millet yields?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.