What is the difference in cassava yields between Cameroon and Rwanda?

0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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

Cameroon vs Rwanda: Cassava yields

Cameroon

14.26 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Rwanda

13.92 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Cameroon rank

38th

Rwanda rank

40th

Cassava yields over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 14.26 tonnes per hectare against 13.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.38 tonnes per hectare	8.83 tonnes per hectare	3.45 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda
1970s	5.68 tonnes per hectare	12.28 tonnes per hectare	6.6 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda
1980s	11.68 tonnes per hectare	9.71 tonnes per hectare	1.97 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
1990s	12.89 tonnes per hectare	2.37 tonnes per hectare	10.52 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2000s	10.62 tonnes per hectare	6.41 tonnes per hectare	4.21 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2010s	13.86 tonnes per hectare	12.51 tonnes per hectare	1.35 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2020s	13.48 tonnes per hectare	14.4 tonnes per hectare	0.9213 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Cameroon, at 14.26 tonnes per hectare against 13.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Cameroon and Rwanda?: 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for cassava yields?: Cameroon ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 40th 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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Indicator: Cassava 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: 101 places, 6,151 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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