Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0006 units per person.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0 units per person, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +1464.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -81.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +160.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1022.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +102.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -92.2% |
| 1972 | -0 units per person | -417.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -129.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +6144.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -99.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -98.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1355.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +181.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | +519.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -78.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +84.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | +170.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per person | +160.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -96.3% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per person | +2394.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 units per person | +51.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | -47.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -63.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +298.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -53.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -65.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +559.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -46.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -77.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +72.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +628.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -59.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +176.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +144.6% |
| 2015 | -0 units per person | -100.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -14427.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -71.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +14427.5% | -0 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
| 1974 | +6144.2% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1989 | +2394.8% | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 1965 | +1464.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1981 | +1355.7% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1968 | +1022.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | -0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | -0 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0006 units per person compare
- 116 Chad 0.0006 units per person compare
- 117 Dominica 0.0006 units per person compare
- 119 Congo 0.0004 units per person compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 0.0004 units per person compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 0.0003 units per person 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 net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Cameroon?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0006 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 units per person in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.