Cameroon vs Kenya: Green coffee beans production
Cameroon
29,774 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
49,500 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Kenya rank
25th
Green coffee beans production over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49,500 tonnes against 29,774 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 19,726 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 25th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,768 tonnes | 44,022 tonnes | 20,746 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 95,000 tonnes | 72,823 tonnes | 22,177 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 110,101 tonnes | 104,086 tonnes | 6,015 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 88,667 tonnes | 81,443 tonnes | 7,224 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 56,860 tonnes | 55,104 tonnes | 1,756 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 41,610 tonnes | 42,920 tonnes | 1,310 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 32,377 tonnes | 44,300 tonnes | 11,923 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green coffee beans production, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 49,500 tonnes against 29,774 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green coffee beans production between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 19,726 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for green coffee beans production?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 25th of 84 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 Green coffee beans production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.