Cameroon vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Yams — Area harvested

Cameroon
80,505 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.16 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
6th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
2nd

Yams — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.16 million ha against 80,505 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 2.08 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 26.9 times Cameroon's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 6th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 60 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 40,676 ha 481,313 ha 440,637 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 61,224 ha 582,544 ha 521,320 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 36,396 ha 670,840 ha 634,444 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 21,469 ha 819,005 ha 797,536 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 34,054 ha 1.09 million ha 1.06 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 58,339 ha 1.67 million ha 1.61 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 74,288 ha 2.10 million ha 2.03 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yams — area harvested, Cameroon or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.16 million ha against 80,505 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Cameroon and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
2.08 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for yams — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 6th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — 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
Yams — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,924 data points, 1961–2024
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