Benin vs Ghana: Cashew nut yields
Benin
0.4362 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
0.5352 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
28th
Ghana rank
25th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5352 tonnes per hectare against 0.4362 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.099 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1539 tonnes per hectare | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.3661 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.2321 tonnes per hectare | 0.5233 tonnes per hectare | 0.2911 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.3314 tonnes per hectare | 0.5332 tonnes per hectare | 0.2018 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4188 tonnes per hectare | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare | 0.1153 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.5352 tonnes per hectare against 0.4362 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.099 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Benin ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 25th of 34 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 Cashew nut 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.