Millet yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Millet yields was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.61 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9444 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7477 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7477 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8362 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7344 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6746 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8306 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7477 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7523 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8095 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6899 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6465 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9785 tonnes per hectare | +51.4% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +51.4% | 0.6465 tonnes per hectare | 0.9785 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89 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.