All sugar crops production in Cameroon
In 2024 Cameroon produced 872,377 t of all sugar crops, the 79th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 27%. The record was 1.8 million t in 1986. Area harvested: 14,139 ha, yield 61.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 872,377 t
- World rank
- 79 of 137
- 10-year change
- −27%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 1986
All sugar crops in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cameroon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.06% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 61.7
- world 70.9 (−13%)
- kg per person
- 30.0
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −27%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 957,418 | 0.04% |
| 78 | Romania | 875,120 | 0.04% |
| 79 | Cameroon | 872,377 | 0.04% |
| 80 | Hungary | 856,310 | 0.04% |
| 81 | Chile | 849,797 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 | 872,377 | −11% | 14,139 | 61.70 |
| 2023 | 980,000 | −11% | 16,354 | 59.92 |
| 2022 | 1,100,000 | −8.0% | 18,792 | 58.54 |
| 2021 | 1,195,113 | −9.5% | 20,936 | 57.08 |
| 2020 | 1,321,072 | −11% | 22,877 | 57.75 |
| 2019 | 1,489,622 | +12% | 25,095 | 59.36 |
| 2018 | 1,332,900 | +5.6% | 26,018 | 51.23 |
| 2017 | 1,262,509 | +13% | 22,202 | 56.86 |
| 2016 | 1,116,984 | −3.3% | 27,064 | 41.27 |
| 2015 | 1,154,564 | −3.1% | 28,786 | 40.11 |
| 2014 | 1,191,044 | −3.2% | 30,564 | 38.97 |
| 2013 | 1,230,000 | +2.5% | 32,496 | 37.85 |
| 2012 | 1,200,000 | −4.0% | 32,650 | 36.75 |
| 2011 | 1,250,000 | 0.0% | 35,039 | 35.67 |
| 2010 | 1,250,000 | +8.7% | 36,112 | 34.61 |
| 2009 | 1,150,000 | +20% | 34,255 | 33.57 |
| 2008 | 956,890 | +2.7% | 29,402 | 32.55 |
| 2007 | 931,669 | −18% | 29,546 | 31.53 |
| 2006 | 1,137,508 | −22% | 37,253 | 30.53 |
| 2005 | 1,450,000 | 0.0% | 49,091 | 29.54 |
| 2004 | 1,450,000 | +3.6% | 50,785 | 28.55 |
| 2003 | 1,400,000 | 0.0% | 50,766 | 27.58 |
| 2002 | 1,400,000 | +3.7% | 52,604 | 26.61 |
| 2001 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 52,611 | 25.66 |
| 2000 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 54,628 | 24.71 |
| 1999 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 56,800 | 23.77 |
| 1998 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 59,172 | 22.81 |
| 1997 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 61,844 | 21.83 |
| 1996 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 65,048 | 20.75 |
| 1995 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 69,339 | 19.47 |
| 1994 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 75,875 | 17.79 |
| 1993 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% | 86,352 | 15.63 |
| 1992 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% | 101,507 | 13.30 |
| 1991 | 1,300,000 | −10% | 130,000 | 10.00 |
| 1990 | 1,450,000 | +12% | 145,000 | 10.00 |
| 1989 | 1,300,000 | −13% | 130,000 | 10.00 |
| 1988 | 1,500,000 | −6.3% | 150,000 | 10.00 |
| 1987 | 1,600,000 | −9.6% | 160,000 | 10.00 |
| 1986 | 1,770,000 | +11% | 177,000 | 10.00 |
| 1985 | 1,590,000 | −3.6% | 159,000 | 10.00 |
| 1984 | 1,650,000 | +59% | 165,000 | 10.00 |
| 1983 | 1,039,120 | −4.4% | 107,675 | 9.65 |
| 1982 | 1,087,350 | −16% | 75,000 | 14.50 |
| 1981 | 1,296,378 | +29% | 64,260 | 20.17 |
| 1980 | 1,003,632 | +9.6% | 71,974 | 13.94 |
| 1979 | 916,000 | +20% | 90,000 | 10.18 |
| 1978 | 765,000 | +4.9% | 90,000 | 8.50 |
| 1977 | 728,973 | +24% | 90,000 | 8.10 |
| 1976 | 586,636 | +6.4% | 75,000 | 7.82 |
| 1975 | 551,482 | +34% | 70,000 | 7.88 |
| 1974 | 410,174 | +44% | 51,001 | 8.04 |
| 1973 | 284,593 | +17% | 38,464 | 7.40 |
| 1972 | 244,164 | +37% | 31,670 | 7.71 |
| 1971 | 178,540 | +2.4% | 31,730 | 5.63 |
| 1970 | 174,300 | +16% | 28,090 | 6.21 |
| 1969 | 150,000 | +50% | 23,250 | 6.45 |
| 1968 | 100,000 | +25% | 20,000 | 5.00 |
| 1967 | 79,893 | −33% | 17,500 | 4.57 |
| 1966 | 119,665 | +170% | 18,000 | 6.65 |
| 1965 | 44,314 | +15% | 10,000 | 4.43 |
| 1964 | 38,508 | −66% | 10,000 | 3.85 |
| 1963 | 112,666 | +118% | 20,000 | 5.63 |
| 1962 | 51,609 | +3.2% | 10,000 | 5.16 |
| 1961 | 50,000 | — | 10,000 | 5.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Cameroon?
Cameroon produced 872,377 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cameroon rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Cameroon ranked 79th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Cameroon changed?
It fell by 27% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 1986.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Cameroon?
61.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (872,377 t from 14,139 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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 estimated 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.