Wheat yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wheat yields was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
110th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.314 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Wheat yields in Cameroon, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Cameroon stood at 1.34 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Cameroon peaked at 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.314 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Cameroon 110th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1977 | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | -36.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +59.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +73.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +85.4% |
| 1983 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 1985 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 50% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +85.4% | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +73.3% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +59.2% | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | -43.8% | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | +42.5% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -36.3% | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5435 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 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 wheat yields in Cameroon?
- Wheat yields in Cameroon was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for wheat yields?
- Cameroon ranks 110th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.