Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 26.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon is 26.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon peaked at 56.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 56.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -8.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 26.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 26.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.8% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Cameroon was 26.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.