Oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Oil palm fruit yields was 13.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
13.16 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 44 countries
All-time high
21.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
All-time low
10.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon, 1961–2024
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 oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon is 13.16 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon peaked at 21.27 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.8 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 15.61 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 15.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 15.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.27 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 19.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.88 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 17.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 19.79 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 19.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 20.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 20.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 20.91 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 20.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 20.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 19.88 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 15.67 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 19.57 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 16.42 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.47 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 13.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.53 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.23 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | 19.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | 17.71 tonnes per hectare | 20.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.15 tonnes per hectare | 15.67 tonnes per hectare | 21.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 19.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Tanzania 14.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 13.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 China 13.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 12.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Congo 12.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 12.46 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon was 13.16 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.27 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.