Sorghum yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sorghum yields was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum yields in Cameroon stood at 1.62 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Cameroon peaked at 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5688 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 55th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8068 tonnes per hectare | 0.7093 tonnes per hectare | 0.9922 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7782 tonnes per hectare | 0.6833 tonnes per hectare | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7476 tonnes per hectare | 0.5688 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8664 tonnes per hectare | 0.7292 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Cameroon?
- Sorghum yields in Cameroon was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5688 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for sorghum yields?
- Cameroon ranks 55th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.