What is the difference in corn yields between Cameroon and Tanzania?

0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Tanzania: Corn yields

Cameroon

1.83 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Tanzania

1.76 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Cameroon rank

126th

Tanzania rank

128th

Corn yields over time

Cameroon
Tanzania

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 126th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7843 tonnes per hectare	0.7411 tonnes per hectare	0.0433 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
1970s	0.8996 tonnes per hectare	0.9498 tonnes per hectare	0.0502 tonnes per hectare	Tanzania
1980s	1.51 tonnes per hectare	1.34 tonnes per hectare	0.1713 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
1990s	1.75 tonnes per hectare	1.53 tonnes per hectare	0.2166 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2000s	2.12 tonnes per hectare	1.61 tonnes per hectare	0.5122 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2010s	1.88 tonnes per hectare	1.53 tonnes per hectare	0.3421 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2020s	1.78 tonnes per hectare	1.7 tonnes per hectare	0.0837 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Cameroon or Tanzania?: Cameroon, at 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Cameroon and Tanzania?: 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for corn yields?: Cameroon ranks 126th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.