Net food imports by crop - Maize in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 14,925 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize in Cameroon stood at 14,925.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Cameroon peaked at 45,689 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -215, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 108th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | — |
| 1965 | 16 | +1500.0% |
| 1966 | 3 | -81.2% |
| 1967 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 1968 | 92 | +1050.0% |
| 1969 | 191 | +107.6% |
| 1970 | 188 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 15 | -92.0% |
| 1972 | -49 | -426.7% |
| 1973 | 15 | -130.6% |
| 1974 | 963 | +6320.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | -99.9% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 | — |
| 1979 | 11 | -98.9% |
| 1980 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 196 | +1407.7% |
| 1982 | 564 | +187.8% |
| 1983 | 3,566 | +532.3% |
| 1984 | 803 | -77.5% |
| 1985 | 1,529 | +90.4% |
| 1986 | 4,264 | +178.9% |
| 1987 | 11,441 | +168.3% |
| 1988 | 439 | -96.2% |
| 1989 | 11,278 | +2469.0% |
| 1990 | 9,893 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 15,434 | +56.0% |
| 1992 | 20,000 | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 10,719 | -46.4% |
| 1998 | 4,540 | -57.6% |
| 1999 | 3,351 | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 13,722 | +309.5% |
| 2001 | 14,417 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 10,970 | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 5,289 | -51.8% |
| 2004 | 1,887 | -64.3% |
| 2005 | 12,782 | +577.4% |
| 2006 | 7,051 | -44.8% |
| 2007 | 1,622 | -77.0% |
| 2008 | 2,874 | +77.2% |
| 2009 | 21,552 | +649.9% |
| 2010 | 14,751 | -31.6% |
| 2011 | 6,080 | -58.8% |
| 2012 | 17,283 | +184.3% |
| 2013 | 13,309 | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 33,552 | +152.1% |
| 2015 | -215 | -100.6% |
| 2016 | 31,739 | -14862.3% |
| 2017 | 45,689 | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 13,350 | -70.8% |
| 2019 | 14,925 | +11.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14,925 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14,925 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 | +14862.3% | -215 | 31,739 |
| 1974 | +6320.0% | 15 | 963 |
| 1989 | +2469.0% | 439 | 11,278 |
| 1965 | +1500.0% | 1 | 16 |
| 1981 | +1407.7% | 13 | 196 |
| 1968 | +1050.0% | 8 | 92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.56 | 0 | 191 | 9 |
| 1970s | 214.5 | -49 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,409 | 13 | 11,441 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,656 | 3,351 | 20,000 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9,217 | 1,622 | 21,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,046 | -215 | 45,689 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 in Cameroon?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Cameroon was 14,925 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45,689 in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -215 in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.