Cameroon vs Kenya: Food, beverages and tobacco

Cameroon
52.6%
in 2024
Kenya
53.3%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
33rd
Kenya rank
30th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
0204060196319932024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 53.3% against 52.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 30th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 54.1% 36.0% 18.1% Cameroon
1980s 48.8% 36.8% 12.0% Cameroon
1990s 41.7% 42.9% 1.2% Kenya
2000s 34.0% 29.4% 4.6% Cameroon
2010s 53.8% 56.3% 2.5% Kenya
2020s 50.2% 54.4% 4.2% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 53.3% against 52.6% in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 30th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,773 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).