Cameroon vs Rwanda: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Cameroon
1.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
134th
Rwanda rank
133rd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.78 tonnes per hectare against 1.77 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 133rd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7928 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.3803 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.2215 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.1223 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1627 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.1479 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.78 tonnes per hectare against 1.77 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Cameroon ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 133rd of 185 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.