Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Cassava yields
Cameroon
14.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
14.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Cassava yields over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.4 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.2555 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | 8.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.7116 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.4 tonnes per hectare against 14.26 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for cassava yields?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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.