Sugar cane yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sugar cane yields was 61.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane 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, sugar cane yields in Cameroon stood at 61.7 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Cameroon peaked at 61.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.85 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 49th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 20.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 23.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.08 tonnes per hectare | 24.71 tonnes per hectare | 33.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.27 tonnes per hectare | 34.61 tonnes per hectare | 59.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 tonnes per hectare | 57.08 tonnes per hectare | 61.7 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 sugar cane yields in Cameroon?
- Sugar cane yields in Cameroon was 61.7 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for sugar cane yields?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.