Cameroon vs Senegal: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
59 percent
in 2021
Senegal
60 percent
in 2021
Cameroon rank
33rd
Senegal rank
32nd
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 60 percent against 59 percent in Cameroon, a difference of 1 percent.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 32nd of 182 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.78 percent | 62.67 percent | 7.89 percent | Senegal |
| 2010s | 55.2 percent | 60 percent | 4.8 percent | Senegal |
| 2020s | 58.5 percent | 60 percent | 1.5 percent | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 60 percent against 59 percent in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 1 percent, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 32nd of 182 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.