Benin vs Cameroon: Potato yields
Benin
9.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon
10.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
134th
Cameroon rank
131st
Potato yields over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 10.62 tonnes per hectare against 9.5 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 1.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 134th and Cameroon ranks 131st of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 9.58 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2010s | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | 11.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.973 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.2107 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 10.62 tonnes per hectare against 9.5 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Benin and Cameroon?
- 1.12 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for potato yields?
- Benin ranks 134th and Cameroon ranks 131st of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.