Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 114.77 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon stood at 114.77.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon peaked at 127.65 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.61, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.61 | — |
| 1962 | 16.39 | +148.0% |
| 1963 | 19.06 | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 24.45 | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 22.47 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 26.17 | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 35.91 | +37.2% |
| 1968 | 25.02 | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 18.67 | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 20.59 | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 20.21 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 12.57 | -37.8% |
| 1973 | 16.41 | +30.5% |
| 1974 | 32.38 | +97.3% |
| 1975 | 39.1 | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 61.18 | +56.5% |
| 1977 | 53.1 | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 92.31 | +73.8% |
| 1979 | 57.52 | -37.7% |
| 1980 | 51.79 | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 55.52 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 82.68 | +48.9% |
| 1983 | 93.37 | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 62.27 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 106.42 | +70.9% |
| 1986 | 86.53 | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 60.72 | -29.8% |
| 1988 | 49.18 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 54.21 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 47.12 | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 30.18 | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 42.29 | +40.1% |
| 1993 | 22.71 | -46.3% |
| 1994 | 27.56 | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 26.15 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 26.03 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.98 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.38 | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 44.93 | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 39.74 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 39.18 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.4 | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 28.24 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 29.09 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 33.06 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 35.56 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 36.58 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37.5 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 68.14 | +81.7% |
| 2010 | 75.28 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 83.23 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 84.51 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.72 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 67.19 | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 118.24 | +76.0% |
| 2016 | 114.56 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 115.09 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 127.65 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 111.05 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 107.18 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 113.31 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 120.1 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 116.18 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 114.77 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.64 | 6.61 | 35.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.54 | 12.57 | 92.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.27 | 49.18 | 106.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.93 | 22.71 | 47.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.45 | 27.4 | 68.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.45 | 67.19 | 127.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.31 | 107.18 | 120.1 | 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 rice — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon?
- Rice — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon was 114.77 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 127.65 in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for rice — gross per capita production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.