Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Cassava yields
Cameroon
14.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua
14.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Nicaragua rank
36th
Cassava yields over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 14.55 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 36th of 101 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.4515 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | 11.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | 8.48 tonnes per hectare | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.28 tonnes per hectare | 12.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 14.55 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0.29 tonnes per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for cassava yields?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 36th of 101 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.