Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon peaked at 6.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 119th of 181 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.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +4369.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +90.3% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -45.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -96.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +49.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +31.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 5.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4369.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 1991 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +90.3% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | -96.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Cameroon ranks 119th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.