Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,770 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon is 1,770 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon peaked at 1,893 kg per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 959.3 kg per hectare, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,259 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,179 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1,072 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 959.3 kg per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 968.7 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,172 kg per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 1,344 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 1,400 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1,413 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,893 kg per hectare | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 1,764 kg per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1,709 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1,683 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,620 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,563 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,670 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1,700 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,676 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,678 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,723 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,649 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,710 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,592 kg per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1,676 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,630 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,615 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,578 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,711 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1,826 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,850 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,671 kg per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1,727 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1,694 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,770 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,770 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,770 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,770 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34.0% | 1,413 kg per hectare | 1,893 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,266 kg per hectare | 959.3 kg per hectare | 1,893 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,679 kg per hectare | 1,563 kg per hectare | 1,764 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,684 kg per hectare | 1,578 kg per hectare | 1,850 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,726 kg per hectare | 1,671 kg per hectare | 1,770 kg per hectare | 5 |
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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon was 1,770 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,893 kg per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 959.3 kg per hectare in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.