Prevalence of undernourishment in Cameroon
An estimated 4.9% of people in Cameroon were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
Cameroon, 2024
4.9%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
80th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Cameroon over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 5.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
26.7%
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Cereal yield
1,770 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.58e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
55.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.21e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
6.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT