Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.7565 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7565 kg per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
39th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.9739 kg per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.3169 kg per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023

0.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.7565 kg per person for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.9739 kg per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3169 kg per person, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 39th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.8833 kg per person
1962 0.8609 kg per person -2.5%
1963 0.8131 kg per person -5.5%
1964 0.7706 kg per person -5.2%
1965 0.7535 kg per person -2.2%
1966 0.7128 kg per person -5.4%
1967 0.6787 kg per person -4.8%
1968 0.7321 kg per person +7.9%
1969 0.7637 kg per person +4.3%
1970 0.7776 kg per person +1.8%
1971 0.8134 kg per person +4.6%
1972 0.7964 kg per person -2.1%
1973 0.7914 kg per person -0.6%
1974 0.8413 kg per person +6.3%
1975 0.9739 kg per person +15.8%
1976 0.748 kg per person -23.2%
1977 0.7446 kg per person -0.5%
1978 0.6563 kg per person -11.9%
1979 0.6483 kg per person -1.2%
1980 0.6092 kg per person -6.0%
1981 0.5764 kg per person -5.4%
1982 0.6308 kg per person +9.4%
1983 0.6132 kg per person -2.8%
1984 0.3873 kg per person -36.8%
1985 0.317 kg per person -18.1%
1986 0.3733 kg per person +17.7%
1987 0.3604 kg per person -3.5%
1988 0.3298 kg per person -8.5%
1989 0.3421 kg per person +3.7%
1990 0.3169 kg per person -7.4%
1991 0.4067 kg per person +28.3%
1992 0.4634 kg per person +13.9%
1993 0.4599 kg per person -0.8%
1994 0.4571 kg per person -0.6%
1995 0.4821 kg per person +5.5%
1996 0.5426 kg per person +12.5%
1997 0.5262 kg per person -3.0%
1998 0.543 kg per person +3.2%
1999 0.4908 kg per person -9.6%
2000 0.4558 kg per person -7.1%
2001 0.443 kg per person -2.8%
2002 0.5201 kg per person +17.4%
2003 0.5405 kg per person +3.9%
2004 0.5616 kg per person +3.9%
2005 0.5802 kg per person +3.3%
2006 0.6659 kg per person +14.8%
2007 0.7006 kg per person +5.2%
2008 0.7182 kg per person +2.5%
2009 0.8152 kg per person +13.5%
2010 0.8146 kg per person -0.1%
2011 0.7412 kg per person -9.0%
2012 0.8339 kg per person +12.5%
2013 0.7378 kg per person -11.5%
2014 0.8746 kg per person +18.5%
2015 0.8986 kg per person +2.8%
2016 0.8975 kg per person -0.1%
2017 0.8764 kg per person -2.3%
2018 0.9419 kg per person +7.5%
2019 0.919 kg per person -2.4%
2020 0.7823 kg per person -14.9%
2021 0.7676 kg per person -1.9%
2022 0.7921 kg per person +3.2%
2023 0.7565 kg per person -4.5%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.7565 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.7565 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7743 kg per person 0.6787 kg per person 0.8833 kg per person 9
1970s 0.7791 kg per person 0.6483 kg per person 0.9739 kg per person 10
1980s 0.454 kg per person 0.317 kg per person 0.6308 kg per person 10
1990s 0.4689 kg per person 0.3169 kg per person 0.543 kg per person 10
2000s 0.6001 kg per person 0.443 kg per person 0.8152 kg per person 10
2010s 0.8536 kg per person 0.7378 kg per person 0.9419 kg per person 10
2020s 0.7746 kg per person 0.7565 kg per person 0.7921 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 36 Uruguay 0.8192 kg per person compare
  2. 37 Mozambique 0.8087 kg per person compare
  3. 38 Kenya 0.7626 kg per person compare
  4. 40 Eswatini 0.7565 kg per person compare
  5. 41 Italy 0.7112 kg per person compare
  6. 42 Guinea 0.6987 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon?
Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon was 0.7565 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.9739 kg per person in 1975.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3169 kg per person in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 39th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.