Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon is 94.65, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon peaked at 118.98 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.19, in 1997.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 64 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.
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.76 | — |
| 1962 | 31.91 | +79.7% |
| 1963 | 16.09 | -49.6% |
| 1964 | 21.29 | +32.3% |
| 1965 | 10.2 | -52.1% |
| 1966 | 12.43 | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 21.21 | +70.6% |
| 1968 | 22.62 | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 30.06 | +32.9% |
| 1970 | 28.76 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 37.66 | +30.9% |
| 1972 | 30.78 | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 26.55 | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 29.11 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 41.4 | +42.2% |
| 1976 | 68.4 | +65.2% |
| 1977 | 73.65 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 25.38 | -65.5% |
| 1979 | 24.31 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 21.59 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 20.84 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 20.35 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 19.94 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 19.39 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 18.83 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 14.61 | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 14.18 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 13.76 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 13.36 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 13.67 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 11.1 | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 8.79 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 8.93 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.13 | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 6.51 | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 6.14 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.19 | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 7.49 | +55.4% |
| 2000 | 14.48 | +93.3% |
| 2001 | 19.01 | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 14.71 | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 14.81 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.93 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.31 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.82 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 20 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 20.04 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 23.44 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 80.95 | +245.3% |
| 2012 | 89.73 | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 84.37 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 94.32 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 98.46 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 107.22 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 112.74 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 118.98 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 104.68 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 106.32 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 95.58 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 93.1 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 90.68 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 94.65 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4 | 10.2 | 31.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.6 | 24.31 | 73.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.68 | 13.36 | 21.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.88 | 4.19 | 13.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.14 | 14.48 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.49 | 23.44 | 118.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.07 | 90.68 | 106.32 | 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 sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon?
- Sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon was 94.65 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 118.98 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Sesame seed — 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.