Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Banana yields

Cameroon
12.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
13.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
81st
Ethiopia rank
79th

Banana yields over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.1 tonnes per hectare against 12.98 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 81st and Ethiopia ranks 79th of 130 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.19 tonnes per hectare 5.76 tonnes per hectare 9.43 tonnes per hectare Cameroon
2000s 11.53 tonnes per hectare 6.61 tonnes per hectare 4.92 tonnes per hectare Cameroon
2010s 15.15 tonnes per hectare 8.35 tonnes per hectare 6.8 tonnes per hectare Cameroon
2020s 14.42 tonnes per hectare 12.38 tonnes per hectare 2.04 tonnes per hectare Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banana yields, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 13.1 tonnes per hectare against 12.98 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in banana yields between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for banana yields?
Cameroon ranks 81st and Ethiopia ranks 79th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Banana yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Banana yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 7,317 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.