Cameroon vs Congo: Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit
Cameroon
0.0013 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo
0.0012 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Congo rank
18th
Change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.0013 tonnes per hectare against 0.0012 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Congo ranks 18th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0004 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.0019 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0007 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.002 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0002 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0.0012 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit, Cameroon or Congo?
- Cameroon, at 0.0013 tonnes per hectare against 0.0012 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit between Cameroon and Congo?
- 0.0001 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for change in production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Congo ranks 18th of 44 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 production, yield and land use of oil palm fruit. 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.