Vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vegetable consumption per capita was 107.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon is 107.04, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon peaked at 124.96 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.33, in 1963.
Cameroon ranks 88th of 192 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.
Vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.86 | — |
| 1962 | 37.56 | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 37.33 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 39.55 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 43.34 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 43.77 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 44.18 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 44.9 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 44.67 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 46.16 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 45.83 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 47.48 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 49.44 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 50.05 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 50.84 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 51.03 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 50.36 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 43.26 | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 43.44 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 44.27 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 44.64 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 45.12 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 44.73 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 44.31 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.95 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 44.47 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 43.2 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 42.67 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 42.59 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.51 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 47.78 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.28 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 51.05 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.81 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 54.09 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 54.89 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 57.97 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 60.8 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 81.58 | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 83.21 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 80.8 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 82.07 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 80.5 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 79.71 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.17 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 93.78 | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 102.33 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 101.92 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 105.27 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 101.11 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 105.16 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 109.54 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 109.78 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 114.34 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 114.89 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 121.33 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 124.96 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 119.1 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 116.27 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 108.64 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 105.39 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 109.73 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 107.04 | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 107.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.66, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 107.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.91, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable consumption per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34.2% | 60.8 | 81.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.02 | 37.33 | 44.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.79 | 43.26 | 51.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44 | 42.59 | 45.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.88 | 47.51 | 81.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.38 | 79.71 | 105.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.65 | 101.11 | 124.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.7 | 105.39 | 109.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon?
- Vegetable consumption per capita in Cameroon was 107.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 124.96 in 2017.
- What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.33 in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable consumption per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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