Oil palm fruit yields in Cameroon
Cameroon: Oil palm fruit yields was 13.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2023)
- Gas production 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 54.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 22.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 71.4% (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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.