Sesame seed — Yield in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sesame seed — Yield was 1,250 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Yield in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — yield in Cameroon is 1,250 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Cameroon peaked at 1,518 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 102.3 kg/ha, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Yield in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 326.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 623.8 kg/ha | +91.2% |
| 1963 | 310.3 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 1964 | 495.4 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 1965 | 275.4 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1966 | 408.5 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1967 | 330.5 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1968 | 336.4 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 365.3 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 344.8 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 381 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 506.7 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 464.7 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 588.9 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1975 | 555.5 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 505 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 520.8 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 184.4 kg/ha | -64.6% |
| 1979 | 181.7 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 185.2 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 185.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 185.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 185.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 185.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 185.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 153.8 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 153.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 153.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 153.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 160.2 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 171.8 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 148.4 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 142.9 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 120.9 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 120.5 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 123.9 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 102.3 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 116.7 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 140.6 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 279.4 kg/ha | +98.7% |
| 2001 | 395.9 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 246.1 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 241.1 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 236.3 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 236.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 279.8 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 443.4 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 2008 | 376.5 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 389 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 412.8 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 686.4 kg/ha | +66.3% |
| 2012 | 819.2 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 700 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 1,307 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 2015 | 1,274 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,313 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,518 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 1,321 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1,255 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,248 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,207 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,167 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,250 kg/ha | +7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,250 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 734.6 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,250 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 509.3 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +98.7% | 140.6 kg/ha | 279.4 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +91.2% | 326.3 kg/ha | 623.8 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +86.7% | 700 kg/ha | 1,307 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +66.3% | 412.8 kg/ha | 686.4 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -64.6% | 520.8 kg/ha | 184.4 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 385.77 kg/ha | 275.4 kg/ha | 623.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 423.35 kg/ha | 181.7 kg/ha | 588.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 172.64 kg/ha | 153.8 kg/ha | 185.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 134.82 kg/ha | 102.3 kg/ha | 171.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 312.36 kg/ha | 236.1 kg/ha | 443.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,061 kg/ha | 412.8 kg/ha | 1,518 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,216 kg/ha | 1,167 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 7 China, mainland 1,520 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 690.5 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 1,516 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 561.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 1,286 kg/ha compare
- 11 Jordan 1,235 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 434.4 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 425.1 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iraq 1,229 kg/ha compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 1,216 kg/ha 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 sesame seed — yield in Cameroon?
- Sesame seed — yield in Cameroon was 1,250 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,518 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.3 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for sesame seed — yield?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.