Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 784,677 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat in Cameroon is 784,677, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Cameroon peaked at 784,677 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 175 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 - Wheat in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 1 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 25 | — |
| 1966 | 50 | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 7,166 | +14232.0% |
| 1968 | 37,345 | +421.1% |
| 1969 | 34,537 | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 20,739 | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 26,789 | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 44,209 | +65.0% |
| 1973 | 37,931 | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 46,877 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 36,426 | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 37,906 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 62,764 | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 57,080 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 64,394 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 78,833 | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 50,130 | -36.4% |
| 1982 | 59,830 | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 89,790 | +50.1% |
| 1984 | 65,529 | -27.0% |
| 1985 | 29,770 | -54.6% |
| 1986 | 31,405 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 30,830 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 67,139 | +117.8% |
| 1989 | 41,524 | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 17,000 | -59.1% |
| 1991 | 11,000 | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 130,000 | +1081.8% |
| 1993 | 99,859 | -23.2% |
| 1998 | 135,892 | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 208,672 | +53.6% |
| 2000 | 223,000 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 263,097 | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 275,191 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 261,114 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 261,253 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 300,148 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 356,795 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 217,907 | -38.9% |
| 2008 | 406,996 | +86.8% |
| 2009 | 390,360 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 377,511 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 416,925 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 508,783 | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 494,788 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 545,362 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 612,865 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 616,456 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 681,498 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 724,671 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 784,677 | +8.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 784,677 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,334, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 784,677 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118,514, 6.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +14232.0% | 50 | 7,166 |
| 1992 | +1081.8% | 11,000 | 130,000 |
| 1968 | +421.1% | 7,166 | 37,345 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,792 | 0 | 37,345 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,512 | 20,739 | 64,394 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,478 | 29,770 | 89,790 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,404 | 11,000 | 208,672 | 6 |
| 2000s | 295,586 | 217,907 | 406,996 | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,354 | 377,511 | 784,677 | 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 - wheat in Cameroon?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Cameroon was 784,677 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 784,677 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. 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 - Wheat. 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.