Cameroon vs Yemen: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Cameroon
82.31 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Yemen
71.32 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cameroon rank
51st
Yemen rank
54th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 82.31 billion kilocalories per day against 71.32 billion kilocalories per day in Yemen, a difference of 10.99 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.33 billion kilocalories per day | 10.23 billion kilocalories per day | 2.10 billion kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 17.38 billion kilocalories per day | 12.95 billion kilocalories per day | 4.43 billion kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 21.57 billion kilocalories per day | 20.12 billion kilocalories per day | 1.46 billion kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 28.39 billion kilocalories per day | 30.01 billion kilocalories per day | 1.62 billion kilocalories per day | Yemen |
| 2000s | 41.34 billion kilocalories per day | 41.86 billion kilocalories per day | 519.36 million kilocalories per day | Yemen |
| 2010s | 63.43 billion kilocalories per day | 61.31 billion kilocalories per day | 2.13 billion kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 78.79 billion kilocalories per day | 72.43 billion kilocalories per day | 6.35 billion kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Cameroon, at 82.31 billion kilocalories per day against 71.32 billion kilocalories per day in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 10.99 billion kilocalories per day, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Cameroon ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.