Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Oil palm fruit yields
Cameroon
13.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
12.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th
Oil palm fruit yields over time
- Cameroon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.16 tonnes per hectare against 12.86 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | 9.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 15.23 tonnes per hectare | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | 8.76 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | 9.35 tonnes per hectare | 10.03 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 20.15 tonnes per hectare | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 10.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9663 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil palm fruit yields, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cameroon, at 13.16 tonnes per hectare against 12.86 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil palm fruit yields between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for oil palm fruit yields?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.