Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rice — Gross Production Index Number was 146.16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — gross production index number in Cameroon is 146.16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross production index number in Cameroon peaked at 146.16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 | — |
| 1962 | 3.83 | +152.0% |
| 1963 | 4.55 | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 5.96 | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 5.6 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 6.68 | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 9.39 | +40.6% |
| 1968 | 6.7 | -28.6% |
| 1969 | 5.13 | -23.4% |
| 1970 | 5.81 | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 5.85 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.74 | -36.1% |
| 1973 | 5.02 | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 10.18 | +102.8% |
| 1975 | 12.65 | +24.3% |
| 1976 | 20.33 | +60.7% |
| 1977 | 18.1 | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 32.34 | +78.7% |
| 1979 | 20.72 | -35.9% |
| 1980 | 19.28 | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 21.4 | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 32.64 | +52.5% |
| 1983 | 37.62 | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 25.8 | -31.4% |
| 1985 | 45.42 | +76.0% |
| 1986 | 38.06 | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 27.53 | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 22.98 | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 26.08 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 23.35 | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 15.39 | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 22.2 | +44.2% |
| 1993 | 12.27 | -44.7% |
| 1994 | 15.31 | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 14.93 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 15.27 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.65 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 22.5 | +43.8% |
| 1999 | 28.54 | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 25.91 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 26.23 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.84 | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 19.95 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 21.13 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 24.69 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 27.29 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 28.87 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 30.46 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 56.95 | +87.0% |
| 2010 | 64.74 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 73.63 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 76.9 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 82.09 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 64.81 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 117.7 | +81.6% |
| 2016 | 117.49 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 121.43 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 138.46 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 123.86 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 122.84 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 133.35 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 145.11 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 144.13 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 146.16 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.48 | 1.52 | 9.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.47 | 3.74 | 32.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.68 | 19.28 | 45.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.54 | 12.27 | 28.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.03 | 18.84 | 56.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.11 | 64.74 | 138.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.32 | 122.84 | 146.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Rwanda 151.69 compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 149.63 compare
- 18 Cambodia 148.89 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 145.62 compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 142.58 compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 141.39 compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross production index number in Cameroon?
- Rice — gross production index number in Cameroon was 146.16 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 146.16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — gross production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for rice — gross production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. 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 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.