Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 90.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production index number in Cameroon is 90.25, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Cameroon peaked at 103 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.91, in 1989.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 54 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.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.99 | — |
| 1962 | 24.99 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24.66 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 24.49 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 24.75 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 26.98 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 28.66 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 29.66 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 26.85 | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 37.17 | +38.4% |
| 1971 | 44.67 | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 56.18 | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 59.32 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 60.61 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 49.99 | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 41.66 | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 38.32 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 33.32 | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 33.32 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.32 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 34.99 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 34.99 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 26.62 | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 22.95 | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 15.77 | -31.3% |
| 1986 | 22.38 | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 18.42 | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 13.12 | -28.8% |
| 1989 | 8.91 | -32.1% |
| 1990 | 14.97 | +68.0% |
| 1991 | 19.99 | +33.5% |
| 1992 | 19.33 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 18 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 19.99 | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 19.99 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.99 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.99 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 42.31 | +69.3% |
| 1999 | 43.6 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 43.76 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.02 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.82 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 46.71 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 47.74 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2 | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 61.12 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 63.85 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 66.59 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 77.77 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 83.24 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 86.16 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 89.61 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 92.75 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 96.66 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 100.35 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 103 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 100.08 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 97.92 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.56 | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 86.52 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.72 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.55 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 90.14 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.25 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.23 | 24.49 | 29.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.46 | 33.32 | 60.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.15 | 8.91 | 34.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.32 | 14.97 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.46 | 43.76 | 77.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.53 | 83.24 | 103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.64 | 85.72 | 90.55 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Cameroon?
- Yams — gross production index number in Cameroon was 90.25 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 103 in 2016.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.91 in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Yams — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.