Coffee production by world region in Cameroon
Cameroon: Coffee production by world region was 29,774 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29,774 tonnes
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
26th
of 84 countries
All-time high
137,900 tonnes
in 1984
All-time low
26,322 tonnes
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee production by world region 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee production by world region in Cameroon is 29,774 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee production by world region in Cameroon peaked at 137,900 tonnes in 1984 and was at its lowest, 26,322 tonnes, 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 production by world region in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,700 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 45,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 53,600 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 59,100 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 74,100 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 63,300 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 79,600 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1968 | 81,700 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 81,815 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 92,993 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 94,790 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 96,165 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 93,913 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 104,442 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 92,488 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 79,599 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 86,448 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 107,993 tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 101,166 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 112,207 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 109,286 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 128,237 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 63,700 tonnes | -50.3% |
| 1984 | 137,900 tonnes | +116.5% |
| 1985 | 100,020 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 132,000 tonnes | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 82,560 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1988 | 119,400 tonnes | +44.6% |
| 1989 | 115,700 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 100,980 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 115,080 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 76,200 tonnes | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 68,417 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 73,743 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 74,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 104,121 tonnes | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 63,600 tonnes | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 112,532 tonnes | +76.9% |
| 1999 | 98,000 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 86,200 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 70,500 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 41,000 tonnes | -41.8% |
| 2003 | 48,000 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 54,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 60,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 62,300 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 47,792 tonnes | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 50,687 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 48,123 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 66,584 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 26,322 tonnes | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 38,127 tonnes | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 41,800 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 41,143 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 39,702 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 38,412 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 41,917 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 41,184 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40,907 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 36,360 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 32,488 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 32,255 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 31,010 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 29,774 tonnes | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 29,774 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,213 tonnes, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 29,774 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,242 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee production by world region 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 tonnes | 137,900 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,768 tonnes | 44,700 tonnes | 81,815 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,000 tonnes | 79,599 tonnes | 107,993 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,101 tonnes | 63,700 tonnes | 137,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,667 tonnes | 63,600 tonnes | 115,080 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,860 tonnes | 41,000 tonnes | 86,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,610 tonnes | 26,322 tonnes | 66,584 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,377 tonnes | 29,774 tonnes | 36,360 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Papua New Guinea 50,400 tonnes compare
- 24 Madagascar 49,561 tonnes compare
- 25 Kenya 49,500 tonnes compare
- 27 El Salvador 28,488 tonnes compare
- 28 Yemen 26,544 tonnes compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 24,838 tonnes 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 production by world region in Cameroon?
- Coffee production by world region in Cameroon was 29,774 tonnes 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 coffee production by world region recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 137,900 tonnes in 1984.
- What is the lowest coffee production by world region recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,322 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for coffee production by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee production by world region 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee production by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.