Sector footprint
$854.1M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 36 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Cameroon Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Cameroon's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$854.1M2024 reported value
Products36Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets15Markets represented
Average CAGR+15.1%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$123.5BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Cameroon in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$123.5B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $8.7B | $752.0K | $8.5B | +16.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $16.5B | $9.6K | $8.5B | +11.8% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $12.1B | $91.7K | $8.0B | +25.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $18.6K | $6.6B | +38.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $14.8B | $10.2M | $6.1B | -5.0% | 4 | +0.1% |
| HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $10.5B | $766.0M | $3.3B | +16.8% | 5 | +5.2% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $3.9B | $15.9K | $2.6B | +10.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $3.3B | $50.5M | $2.1B | +117.5% | 2 | +1.3% |
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $4.6B | $281.6 | $2.0B | -18.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.6B | $29.1K | $2.0B | +1.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $2.3B | $18.1K | $1.9B | -10.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $403.5 | $1.9B | +16.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $2.2B | $46.0K | $1.8B | +1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080131Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $2.3B | $63.1K | $1.7B | +7.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $2.1B | $534.8 | $1.6B | +8.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $2.7B | $2.5K | $1.6B | -13.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $2.8K | $1.5B | -14.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $6.3K | $1.5B | +11.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 071410Vegetable roots and tubers: manioc (cassava), with high starch or inulin content, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, fresh or dried | $764.4M | $43.7K | $1.4B | +13.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $1.4B | $9.3K | $1.4B | +18.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $2.8B | $3.1K | $1.1B | -3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180310Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $952.0M | $25.6M | $1.0B | +45.5% | 1 | +2.7% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $43.3K | $1.0B | +52.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4B | $3.8K | $996.7M | +52.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070320Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $683.0M | $25.8K | $939.6M | +6.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $24.5 | $897.4M | +46.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $42.4 | $890.0M | -9.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $1.3B | $26.8 | $818.9M | -18.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $460.4K | $815.1M | +13.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.7B | $169.9K | $804.2M | +10.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $1.3B | $2.6K | $745.9M | +5.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $855.0M | $41.1K | $744.5M | +32.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $11.7 | $656.4M | +4.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030462Fish fillets: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $408.0M | $2.6K | $652.8M | +5.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.1B | $17.1 | $619.8M | +14.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $18.5K | $611.5M | +44.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
24 products represented in the sector.
$46.3B$65.1B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
6 products represented in the sector.
$6.9B$13.6B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
3 products represented in the sector.
$4.5B$4.6B reported buyer importsFRA
France
5 products represented in the sector.
$4.1B$6.6B reported buyer importsVNM
Viet Nam
2 products represented in the sector.
$3.1B$3.1B reported buyer importsBEL
Belgium
3 products represented in the sector.
$2.6B$4.6B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
3 products represented in the sector.
$2.0B$6.8B reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.9B$5.8B reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.8B$2.2B reported buyer importsIDN
Indonesia
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.6B$1.8B reported buyer importsITA
Italy
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$2.6B reported buyer importsKOR
Republic of Korea
1 products represented in the sector.
$994.2M$1.7B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | +117.5% | $2.1B | 2 |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | +52.8% | $1.0B | 1 |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | +52.0% | $996.7M | 1 |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | +46.5% | $897.4M | 1 |
| HS 180310Cocoa: paste, not defatted | +45.5% | $1.0B | 1 |
| HS 180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | +44.1% | $611.5M | 1 |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | +38.9% | $6.6B | 1 |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | +32.3% | $744.5M | 1 |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | +25.0% | $8.0B | 3 |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | +18.9% | $1.4B | 1 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
5 markets$8.5B calculated opportunityHS 180100
Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted
5 markets$3.3B calculated opportunityHS 090111
Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated
4 markets$6.1B calculated opportunityHS 190590
Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products
3 markets$8.0B calculated opportunityHS 220300
Beer: made from malt
2 markets$8.5B calculated opportunityHS 090121
Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated
2 markets$2.6B calculated opportunityHS 180400
Cocoa: butter, fat and oil
2 markets$2.1B calculated opportunityHS 060290
Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602
2 markets$1.9B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Cameroon in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.