What is the difference in potato yields between Cameroon and Kenya?

0.94 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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

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.

Cameroon vs Kenya: Potato yields

Cameroon

10.62 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Kenya

9.68 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Cameroon rank

131st

Kenya rank

133rd

Potato yields over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 10.62 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.94 tonnes per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 133rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.88 tonnes per hectare	7.11 tonnes per hectare	4.22 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
1970s	2.61 tonnes per hectare	7.26 tonnes per hectare	4.65 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
1980s	1.85 tonnes per hectare	5.73 tonnes per hectare	3.88 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
1990s	2.98 tonnes per hectare	9.19 tonnes per hectare	6.21 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2000s	3.51 tonnes per hectare	14.18 tonnes per hectare	10.66 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2010s	11.09 tonnes per hectare	14.14 tonnes per hectare	3.04 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2020s	10.62 tonnes per hectare	9.51 tonnes per hectare	1.11 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Cameroon or Kenya?: Cameroon, at 10.62 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Cameroon and Kenya?: 0.94 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for potato yields?: Cameroon ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 133rd 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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Indicator: Potato yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.