Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Cameroon

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Cameroon as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

4,842 t

natural honey, 2024

FAO estimate

308,239

beehives, 2024

imputed value

310 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Cameroon, 1961 to 2024From 1,850 in 1961 to 4,842 in 2024.024619611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Cameroon, 1961 to 2024From 225,000 in 1961 to 308,239 in 2024.00.10.20.30.419611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Cameroon produced 4,842 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 46 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.2% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (3,906 t), production rose by 24%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 4,842 t in 2024, the lowest 1,850 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 308,239 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 38 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 15.7 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 310 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Cameroon

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Cameroon. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.