Yams — Production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Yams — Production was 542 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Production in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 542 1000 t for yams — production in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Cameroon peaked at 688 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 500 1000 t, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 4th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 593.2 1000 t | 500 1000 t | 688 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.5 1000 t | 519 1000 t | 545 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 805,353 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Cameroon?
- Yams — production in Cameroon was 542 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 688 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for yams — production?
- Cameroon ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, published as part of Yams — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.