Benin vs Nigeria: Cashew nut yields
Benin
0.4362 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4755 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
28th
Nigeria rank
26th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4755 tonnes per hectare against 0.4362 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.0393 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 34 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0315 tonnes per hectare | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | 0.566 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0837 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.5413 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1224 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1539 tonnes per hectare | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | 0.5659 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2321 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3314 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.7385 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4188 tonnes per hectare | 0.5194 tonnes per hectare | 0.1007 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4755 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 Nigeria?
- 0.0393 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Benin ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th 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.