Cassava production in Cameroon
In 2024 Cameroon produced 6.7 million t of cassava, the 14th largest in the world (1.95% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 48%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 466,886 ha, yield 14.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6.7 million t
- World rank
- 14 of 94
- 10-year change
- +48%
- Record
- 6.7 million t
- 2024
Cassava in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cameroon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.9%
- 1.6% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 14.3
- world 10.2 (+40%)
- kg per person
- 229
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- +48%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8,485,694 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Laos | 7,402,000 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Cameroon | 6,658,483 | 1.9% |
| 15 | India | 6,283,343 | 1.8% |
| 16 | Malawi | 6,278,880 | 1.8% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Cameroon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,658,483 | +3.1% | 466,886 | 14.26 |
| 2023 | 6,459,348 | +3.1% | 533,152 | 12.12 |
| 2022 | 6,267,890 | +6.1% | 495,411 | 12.65 |
| 2021 | 5,908,942 | +2.2% | 422,781 | 13.98 |
| 2020 | 5,779,726 | +1.8% | 401,959 | 14.38 |
| 2019 | 5,676,050 | +0.3% | 398,855 | 14.23 |
| 2018 | 5,658,753 | +6.3% | 392,661 | 14.41 |
| 2017 | 5,322,429 | +3.0% | 371,938 | 14.31 |
| 2016 | 5,166,736 | +15% | 366,175 | 14.11 |
| 2015 | 4,500,000 | 0.0% | 357,009 | 12.60 |
| 2014 | 4,500,000 | −2.1% | 322,703 | 13.94 |
| 2013 | 4,596,383 | +7.2% | 310,788 | 14.79 |
| 2012 | 4,287,177 | +5.0% | 371,543 | 11.54 |
| 2011 | 4,082,903 | +7.2% | 280,189 | 14.57 |
| 2010 | 3,808,239 | +14% | 270,787 | 14.06 |
| 2009 | 3,340,562 | +16% | 239,418 | 13.95 |
| 2008 | 2,882,734 | +4.2% | 205,910 | 14.00 |
| 2007 | 2,767,455 | +4.3% | 197,675 | 14.00 |
| 2006 | 2,652,176 | +11% | 246,604 | 10.75 |
| 2005 | 2,393,801 | +14% | 226,320 | 10.58 |
| 2004 | 2,092,763 | +2.2% | 316,392 | 6.61 |
| 2003 | 2,047,710 | +2.2% | 287,629 | 7.12 |
| 2002 | 2,003,630 | +2.9% | 261,481 | 7.66 |
| 2001 | 1,947,266 | +1.5% | 237,709 | 8.19 |
| 2000 | 1,918,300 | +1.5% | 144,242 | 13.30 |
| 1999 | 1,889,191 | −3.9% | 138,307 | 13.66 |
| 1998 | 1,965,950 | +2.5% | 218,340 | 9.00 |
| 1997 | 1,918,000 | +3.8% | 180,000 | 10.66 |
| 1996 | 1,848,000 | +3.8% | 160,000 | 11.55 |
| 1995 | 1,780,000 | +3.8% | 150,000 | 11.87 |
| 1994 | 1,715,000 | +4.1% | 135,000 | 12.70 |
| 1993 | 1,648,000 | +0.7% | 125,000 | 13.18 |
| 1992 | 1,636,000 | +0.9% | 120,000 | 13.63 |
| 1991 | 1,622,000 | +2.1% | 100,000 | 16.22 |
| 1990 | 1,587,872 | +31% | 96,594 | 16.44 |
| 1989 | 1,209,814 | +2.9% | 76,709 | 15.77 |
| 1988 | 1,176,253 | −12% | 94,307 | 12.47 |
| 1987 | 1,336,115 | −11% | 94,404 | 14.15 |
| 1986 | 1,495,801 | −0.2% | 101,000 | 14.81 |
| 1985 | 1,498,749 | +9.1% | 93,945 | 15.95 |
| 1984 | 1,374,145 | +20% | 95,235 | 14.43 |
| 1983 | 1,143,122 | +3.9% | 100,000 | 11.43 |
| 1982 | 1,100,000 | +10% | 183,300 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | 1,000,000 | +2.0% | 169,500 | 5.90 |
| 1980 | 980,000 | +3.2% | 166,100 | 5.90 |
| 1979 | 950,000 | +2.2% | 163,800 | 5.80 |
| 1978 | 930,000 | +3.3% | 160,300 | 5.80 |
| 1977 | 900,000 | +8.4% | 155,170 | 5.80 |
| 1976 | 830,000 | +1.2% | 145,600 | 5.70 |
| 1975 | 820,000 | +1.1% | 143,900 | 5.70 |
| 1974 | 811,103 | +11% | 142,300 | 5.70 |
| 1973 | 732,082 | +1.8% | 130,700 | 5.60 |
| 1972 | 719,000 | +8.6% | 128,400 | 5.60 |
| 1971 | 662,071 | +1.2% | 118,200 | 5.60 |
| 1970 | 654,274 | +10% | 118,900 | 5.50 |
| 1969 | 594,672 | −22% | 108,100 | 5.50 |
| 1968 | 757,947 | +0.2% | 137,800 | 5.50 |
| 1967 | 756,452 | +7.3% | 140,000 | 5.40 |
| 1966 | 705,000 | +4.4% | 130,600 | 5.40 |
| 1965 | 675,000 | +3.8% | 125,000 | 5.40 |
| 1964 | 650,000 | +4.8% | 122,600 | 5.30 |
| 1963 | 620,000 | +3.3% | 117,000 | 5.30 |
| 1962 | 600,000 | +3.4% | 113,000 | 5.31 |
| 1961 | 580,000 | — | 109,000 | 5.32 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Cameroon?
Cameroon produced 6.7 million t in 2024, 1.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cameroon rank in the world for production of cassava?
Cameroon ranked 14th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Cameroon changed?
It rose by 48% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of cassava in Cameroon?
14.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6.7 million t from 466,886 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cameroon is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.