Cameroon vs North Korea: Yields of important staple crops
Cameroon
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
110th
North Korea rank
113th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Cameroon
- North Korea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.2 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was North Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th of 126 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5435 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.7594 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.1944 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1945 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8823 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.1679 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1093 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Cameroon or North Korea?
- Cameroon, at 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.2 tonnes per hectare in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Cameroon and North Korea?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and North Korea rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Cameroon ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.