Cameroon vs Tanzania: Crop yields

Cameroon
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
109th
Tanzania rank
108th

Crop yields over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
0123196119922024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 108th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5435 tonnes per hectare 1.54 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1980s 1.26 tonnes per hectare 1.61 tonnes per hectare 0.353 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1990s 1.34 tonnes per hectare 1.44 tonnes per hectare 0.1058 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2000s 1.34 tonnes per hectare 1.7 tonnes per hectare 0.3568 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2010s 1.33 tonnes per hectare 1.15 tonnes per hectare 0.1767 tonnes per hectare Cameroon
2020s 1.34 tonnes per hectare 1.24 tonnes per hectare 0.0958 tonnes per hectare Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Cameroon and Tanzania?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for crop yields?
Cameroon ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 108th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.