Cameroon vs Iran: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2023
Iran
0.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
119th
Iran rank
116th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Cameroon
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Cameroon ranks 119th and Iran ranks 116th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.1% | 4.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Cameroon or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Cameroon and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Iran rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Cameroon ranks 119th and Iran ranks 116th of 181 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.