Sorghum yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sorghum yields was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.5688 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9922 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7743 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8067 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8067 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7743 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8772 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7517 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7093 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7684 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7048 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7064 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6833 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7771 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8434 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8401 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8688 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7062 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5688 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7749 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7063 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.816 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7041 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8489 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7292 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8679 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9096 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.