Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Sorghum yields
Cameroon
1.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
55th
Nicaragua rank
58th
Sorghum yields over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.62 tonnes per hectare against 1.5 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 55th and Nicaragua ranks 58th of 114 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8068 tonnes per hectare | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | 0.1621 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.7782 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.7476 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.8664 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.8998 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.5974 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.233 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.1149 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Cameroon, at 1.62 tonnes per hectare against 1.5 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Cameroon ranks 55th and Nicaragua ranks 58th of 114 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 Sorghum 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.