Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia: Rice yields
Cameroon
2.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
93rd
Saudi Arabia rank
90th
Rice yields over time
- Cameroon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.16 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.3038 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.8699 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.2379 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Cameroon or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.16 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.24 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rice yields?
- Cameroon ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 123 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 Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.