Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0254 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0254 ha per person for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0598 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 ha per person, in 1999.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0491 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0598 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0597 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0584 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0559 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0572 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0499 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0472 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0584 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0515 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0545 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0479 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0487 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0417 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0483 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0404 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0403 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0454 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0448 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0448 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0421 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0488 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0434 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0377 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0448 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0508 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 ha per person | -36.5% |
| 1988 | 0.048 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0446 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0416 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0413 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0378 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0406 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.036 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0327 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 ha per person | -52.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0235 ha per person | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0274 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0244 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0289 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0325 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0349 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.035 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0371 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0388 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.039 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.034 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0319 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0294 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0254 ha per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0254 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 9.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0254 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0551 ha per person | 0.0472 ha per person | 0.0598 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0463 ha per person | 0.0403 ha per person | 0.0545 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0437 ha per person | 0.0323 ha per person | 0.0508 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0361 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0446 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.0235 ha per person | 0.0371 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.0286 ha per person | 0.0444 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 5 |
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0254 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0598 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.