Yields of key staple crops in Cameroon
Cameroon: Yields of key staple crops was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Cameroon, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Cameroon is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops 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 109th out of 125 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.
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 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Cameroon?
- Yields of key staple crops in Cameroon was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Cameroon ranks 109th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.