Roots, Other — Food supply in Cameroon
Cameroon: Roots, Other — Food supply was 769,740 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, other — food supply in Cameroon stood at 769,740 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Cameroon peaked at 792,198 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 451,114 million Kcal, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 498,432 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 527,596 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 451,114 million Kcal | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 460,356 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 472,944 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 489,630 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 504,992 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 519,488 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 535,528 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 704,352 million Kcal | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 590,763 million Kcal | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 714,165 million Kcal | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 792,198 million Kcal | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 769,740 million Kcal | -2.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 769,740 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,618 million Kcal, 72.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 769,740 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,123 million Kcal, 84.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, Other — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +31.5% | 535,528 million Kcal | 704,352 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 516,443 million Kcal | 451,114 million Kcal | 704,352 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 716,716 million Kcal | 590,763 million Kcal | 792,198 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 3 China, mainland 1.56 million million Kcal compare
- 4 Ethiopia 997,300 million Kcal compare
- 5 Ghana 931,974 million Kcal compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 653,818 million Kcal compare
- 8 Melanesia 606,537 million Kcal compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 501,943 million Kcal 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)
- 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 roots, other — food supply in Cameroon?
- Roots, other — food supply in Cameroon was 769,740 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 792,198 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 451,114 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. 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, published as part of Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.