Cameroon vs China: Oil palm fruit yields
Cameroon
13.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
13.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
China rank
15th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 13.17 tonnes per hectare against 13.16 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and China ranks 15th of 44 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.62 tonnes per hectare | 13.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 20.15 tonnes per hectare | 14.07 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | 13.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.8518 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Cameroon or China?
- China, at 13.17 tonnes per hectare against 13.16 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Cameroon and China?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and China ranks 15th of 44 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.