Tea leaves — Yield in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tea leaves — Yield was 10,418 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tea leaves — Yield in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tea leaves — yield in Cameroon stood at 10,418 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea leaves — yield in Cameroon peaked at 12,864 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 111.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tea leaves — Yield in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 183.3 kg/ha | +64.2% |
| 1963 | 319.3 kg/ha | +74.2% |
| 1964 | 448.7 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1965 | 713.1 kg/ha | +58.9% |
| 1966 | 896.6 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1967 | 1,018 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 1,354 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1969 | 1,240 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 1,408 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 1,506 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1,735 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 1,969 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 1,252 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 1975 | 2,088 kg/ha | +66.8% |
| 1976 | 1,066 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1977 | 1,854 kg/ha | +74.0% |
| 1978 | 1,897 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,308 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 2,043 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 1,728 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 1,839 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 2,203 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 2,202 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,567 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 2,564 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,500 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,751 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 1990 | 2,071 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 9,357 kg/ha | +351.7% |
| 1992 | 9,854 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 11,310 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 10,251 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 11,243 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 10,318 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 12,037 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 11,310 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 12,864 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 11,126 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 11,742 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 10,812 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 9,484 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 10,929 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 10,917 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,905 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,893 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10,854 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,816 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10,777 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 10,735 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,650 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10,564 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10,525 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,485 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10,446 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,407 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10,368 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10,330 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10,417 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10,488 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10,455 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 10,436 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,418 kg/ha | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10,418 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,144 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10,418 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,489 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tea leaves — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +351.7% | 2,071 kg/ha | 9,357 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +74.2% | 183.3 kg/ha | 319.3 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +74.0% | 1,066 kg/ha | 1,854 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 698.19 kg/ha | 111.6 kg/ha | 1,354 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,708 kg/ha | 1,066 kg/ha | 2,308 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,160 kg/ha | 1,728 kg/ha | 2,567 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,061 kg/ha | 2,071 kg/ha | 12,864 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,848 kg/ha | 9,484 kg/ha | 11,742 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,529 kg/ha | 10,330 kg/ha | 10,777 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,443 kg/ha | 10,417 kg/ha | 10,488 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 3 Kenya 11,765 kg/ha compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 11,149 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 9,144 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ethiopia 10,755 kg/ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 7,494 kg/ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,031 kg/ha compare
- 7 India 10,036 kg/ha compare
- 8 Brazil 9,715 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,346 kg/ha compare
- 9 Mauritius 9,660 kg/ha compare
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 tea leaves — yield in Cameroon?
- Tea leaves — yield in Cameroon was 10,418 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea leaves — yield recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12,864 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest tea leaves — yield recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for tea leaves — yield?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tea leaves — yield rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, published as part of Tea leaves — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.