Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 57.66 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 57.66 for wheat — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon peaked at 512.47 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 53.47, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 100th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 132.83 | — |
| 1977 | 275.35 | +107.3% |
| 1978 | 340.46 | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 512.47 | +50.5% |
| 1980 | 486.44 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 469.66 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 271.91 | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 118.4 | -56.5% |
| 1984 | 77.73 | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 100.32 | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 108.46 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 105.21 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 102.12 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 99.17 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 91.71 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 131.37 | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 130.53 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 129.65 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 128.28 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 116.46 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 81.34 | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 111.21 | +36.7% |
| 1998 | 111.56 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 111.87 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 112.16 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 112.44 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 112.66 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 112.83 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 113 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 113.21 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 113.48 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 113.74 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 114.02 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 114.39 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 124.82 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 128.08 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 104.87 | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 108.33 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 105.1 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 101.86 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 93.04 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 90.44 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 76.97 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 53.47 | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 69.38 | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 63.06 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 58.86 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 60.41 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 57.66 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 315.28 | 132.83 | 512.47 | 4 |
| 1980s | 193.94 | 77.73 | 486.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.4 | 81.34 | 131.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.19 | 112.16 | 114.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7 | 53.47 | 128.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.87 | 57.66 | 69.38 | 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 wheat — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Cameroon was 57.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 512.47 in 1979.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.47 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 100th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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 Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.