Cameroon vs Senegal: Cereal production
Cameroon
3.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Senegal
3.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
70th
Senegal rank
69th
Cereal production over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.91 million tonnes against 3.85 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 68,280 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 70th and Senegal ranks 69th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 694,410 tonnes | 658,560 tonnes | 35,850 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 848,835 tonnes | 695,482 tonnes | 153,353 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 861,587 tonnes | 902,267 tonnes | 40,680 tonnes | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 94,559 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 693,059 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.48 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.76 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 4,618 tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.91 million tonnes against 3.85 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 68,280 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for cereal production?
- Cameroon ranks 70th and Senegal ranks 69th 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 production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.