Coffee bean production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Coffee bean production was 29,774 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29,774
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
26th
of 84 countries
All-time high
137,900
in 1984
All-time low
26,322
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean production in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee bean production in Cameroon is 29,774, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean production in Cameroon peaked at 137,900 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 26,322, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,700 | — |
| 1962 | 45,000 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 53,600 | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 59,100 | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 74,100 | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 63,300 | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 79,600 | +25.8% |
| 1968 | 81,700 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 81,815 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 92,993 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 94,790 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 96,165 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 93,913 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 104,442 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 92,488 | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 79,599 | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 86,448 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 107,993 | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 101,166 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 112,207 | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 109,286 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 128,237 | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 63,700 | -50.3% |
| 1984 | 137,900 | +116.5% |
| 1985 | 100,020 | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 132,000 | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 82,560 | -37.5% |
| 1988 | 119,400 | +44.6% |
| 1989 | 115,700 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 100,980 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 115,080 | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 76,200 | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 68,417 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 73,743 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 74,000 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 104,121 | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 63,600 | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 112,532 | +76.9% |
| 1999 | 98,000 | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 86,200 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 70,500 | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 41,000 | -41.8% |
| 2003 | 48,000 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 54,000 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 60,000 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 62,300 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 47,792 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 50,687 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 48,123 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 66,584 | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 26,322 | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 38,127 | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 41,800 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 41,143 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 39,702 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 38,412 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 41,917 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 41,184 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40,907 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 36,360 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 32,488 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 32,255 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 31,010 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 29,774 | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 29,774 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,213, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 29,774 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,242, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +116.5% | 63,700 | 137,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,768 | 44,700 | 81,815 | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,000 | 79,599 | 107,993 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,101 | 63,700 | 137,900 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,667 | 63,600 | 115,080 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,860 | 41,000 | 86,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,610 | 26,322 | 66,584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,377 | 29,774 | 36,360 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Papua New Guinea 50,400 compare
- 24 Madagascar 49,561 compare
- 25 Kenya 49,500 compare
- 27 El Salvador 28,488 compare
- 28 Yemen 26,544 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 24,838 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean production in Cameroon?
- Coffee bean production in Cameroon was 29,774 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 137,900 in 1984.
- What is the lowest coffee bean production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,322 in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for coffee bean production?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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