What is the difference in food production index between Cameroon and Rwanda?

8.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Rwanda: Food production index

Cameroon

148.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100

in 2011

Rwanda

157.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100

in 2011

Cameroon rank

5th

Rwanda rank

3rd

Food production index over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 157.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 against 148.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Cameroon, a difference of 8.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30.04 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	33.96 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	3.92 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda
1970s	41.98 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	50 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	8.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda
1980s	49.23 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	68.43 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	19.2 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda
1990s	64.45 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	65.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	1.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda
2000s	98.98 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	101.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	2.05 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda
2010s	145.63 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	151.5 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	5.87 gross, 1999-2001 = 100	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food production index, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 157.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 against 148.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in food production index between Cameroon and Rwanda?: 8.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for food production index?: Cameroon ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100)
Unit: gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 2,689 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.