What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Cameroon and Rwanda?

0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Rwanda: Yields of key staple crops

Cameroon

1.34 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Rwanda

1.27 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Cameroon rank

110th

Rwanda rank

111th

Yields of key staple crops over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 126 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.5435 tonnes per hectare	0.784 tonnes per hectare	0.2405 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda
1980s	1.26 tonnes per hectare	0.925 tonnes per hectare	0.3343 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
1990s	1.34 tonnes per hectare	0.9322 tonnes per hectare	0.4057 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2000s	1.34 tonnes per hectare	0.805 tonnes per hectare	0.5363 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2010s	1.33 tonnes per hectare	0.997 tonnes per hectare	0.3332 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2020s	1.34 tonnes per hectare	1.15 tonnes per hectare	0.1838 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Cameroon, at 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Cameroon and Rwanda?: 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for yields of key staple crops?: Cameroon ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 126 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Yields of key staple crops
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: 126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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