What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?

0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: Cashew nut yields

Burkina Faso

1.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.12 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

11th

Sri Lanka rank

13th

Cashew nut yields over time

Burkina Faso
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 34 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2396 tonnes per hectare	0.3131 tonnes per hectare	0.0736 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.3774 tonnes per hectare	0.2954 tonnes per hectare	0.082 tonnes per hectare	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.6338 tonnes per hectare	0.2728 tonnes per hectare	0.3609 tonnes per hectare	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.9485 tonnes per hectare	0.8881 tonnes per hectare	0.0605 tonnes per hectare	Burkina Faso
2020s	1.14 tonnes per hectare	1.25 tonnes per hectare	0.1077 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cashew nut yields, Burkina Faso or Sri Lanka?: Burkina Faso, at 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?: 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for cashew nut yields?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Cashew nut yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 1,672 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.