Chicory roots production in Cameroon
In 2024 Cameroon produced 154 t of chicory roots, the 8th largest in the world (0.63% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.2%. The record was 155 t in 2020. Area harvested: 8 ha, yield 19.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 154 t
- World rank
- 8 of 11
- 10-year change
- +6.2%
- Record
- 155 t
- 2020
Chicory roots in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cameroon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.63%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 19.3
- world 12.5 (+54%)
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.00
- 10-year change
- +6.2%
- world −95%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 1,977 | 8.1% |
| 7 | Haiti | 200 | 0.82% |
| 8 | Cameroon | 154 | 0.63% |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 102 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Qatar | 87 | 0.36% |
Map of world production of chicory roots
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 | 154 | 0.0% | 8 | 19.25 |
| 2023 | 154 | 0.0% | 8 | 19.25 |
| 2022 | 154 | 0.0% | 8 | 19.25 |
| 2021 | 154 | −0.6% | 8 | 19.25 |
| 2020 | 155 | +2.6% | 8 | 19.38 |
| 2019 | 151 | 0.0% | 8 | 18.88 |
| 2018 | 151 | 0.0% | 8 | 18.88 |
| 2017 | 151 | +0.7% | 8 | 18.88 |
| 2016 | 150 | +0.7% | 8 | 18.75 |
| 2015 | 149 | +2.8% | 8 | 18.63 |
| 2014 | 145 | −0.7% | 7 | 20.71 |
| 2013 | 146 | −0.7% | 7 | 20.86 |
| 2012 | 147 | +0.7% | 7 | 21.00 |
| 2011 | 146 | +0.7% | 7 | 20.86 |
| 2010 | 145 | +2.1% | 7 | 20.71 |
| 2009 | 142 | +1.4% | 7 | 20.29 |
| 2008 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2007 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2006 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2005 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2004 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2003 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2002 | 140 | 0.0% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2001 | 140 | +7.7% | 7 | 20.00 |
| 2000 | 130 | 0.0% | 7 | 18.57 |
| 1999 | 130 | +8.3% | 7 | 18.57 |
| 1998 | 120 | 0.0% | 6 | 20.00 |
| 1997 | 120 | 0.0% | 6 | 20.00 |
| 1996 | 120 | +20% | 6 | 20.00 |
| 1995 | 100 | 0.0% | 5 | 20.00 |
| 1994 | 100 | −1.0% | 5 | 20.00 |
| 1993 | 101 | +1.0% | 5 | 20.20 |
| 1992 | 100 | 0.0% | 5 | 20.00 |
| 1991 | 100 | 0.0% | 5 | 20.00 |
| 1990 | 100 | +25% | — | — |
| 1989 | 80 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1988 | 80 | +33% | — | — |
| 1987 | 60 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1986 | 60 | +20% | — | — |
| 1985 | 50 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1984 | 50 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of chicory roots in Cameroon?
Cameroon produced 154 t in 2024, 0.63% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cameroon rank in the world for production of chicory roots?
Cameroon ranked 8th of 11 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Ukraine with 25.3% of the world total.
How has the production of chicory roots in Cameroon changed?
It rose by 6.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −95% for the world. The record was 155 t in 2020.
What is the yield of chicory roots in Cameroon?
19.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (154 t from 8 ha), against a world average of 12.5 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.