What is the difference in bean yields between Cameroon and South Africa?

0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs South Africa: Bean yields

Cameroon

1.29 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

South Africa

1.28 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Cameroon rank

59th

South Africa rank

61st

Bean yields over time

Cameroon
South Africa

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.28 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4349 tonnes per hectare	0.7543 tonnes per hectare	0.3194 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
1970s	0.5729 tonnes per hectare	0.8797 tonnes per hectare	0.3068 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
1980s	0.6458 tonnes per hectare	1.15 tonnes per hectare	0.5048 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
1990s	0.8388 tonnes per hectare	1.05 tonnes per hectare	0.208 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
2000s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	1.24 tonnes per hectare	0.1815 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
2010s	1.27 tonnes per hectare	1.24 tonnes per hectare	0.032 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2020s	1.27 tonnes per hectare	1.28 tonnes per hectare	0.0018 tonnes per hectare	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bean yields, Cameroon or South Africa?: Cameroon, at 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.28 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in bean yields between Cameroon and South Africa?: 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for bean yields?: Cameroon ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st of 133 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 Bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Bean 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: 133 places, 6,635 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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