Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Soybean yields

Cameroon
1.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
52nd

Soybean yields over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
0123196119922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.84 tonnes per hectare against 1.75 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 105 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2222 tonnes per hectare 2.39 tonnes per hectare 2.16 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 0.5261 tonnes per hectare 1.93 tonnes per hectare 1.4 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 0.614 tonnes per hectare 1.88 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2000s 0.7445 tonnes per hectare 1.71 tonnes per hectare 0.9703 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2010s 1.32 tonnes per hectare 1.28 tonnes per hectare 0.0384 tonnes per hectare Cameroon
2020s 1.7 tonnes per hectare 1.66 tonnes per hectare 0.0476 tonnes per hectare Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.84 tonnes per hectare against 1.75 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for soybean yields?
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 105 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Soybean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 4,851 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.