Cameroon vs Nigeria: Taro — Area harvested

Cameroon
250,535 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
1.39 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Taro — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.39 million ha against 250,535 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 1.14 million ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 5.6 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 59 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 141,871 ha 262,222 ha 120,351 ha Nigeria
1970s 192,751 ha 166,300 ha 26,451 ha Cameroon
1980s 107,000 ha 88,100 ha 18,900 ha Cameroon
1990s 159,144 ha 234,602 ha 75,458 ha Nigeria
2000s 190,119 ha 338,463 ha 148,344 ha Nigeria
2010s 208,672 ha 802,513 ha 593,841 ha Nigeria
2020s 235,499 ha 1.34 million ha 1.11 million ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taro — area harvested, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.39 million ha against 250,535 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in taro — area harvested between Cameroon and Nigeria?
1.14 million ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for taro — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taro — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 4,688 data points, 1961–2024
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