Ghana vs Madagascar: Cashew nut yields
Ghana
0.5352 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
0.4729 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
25th
Madagascar rank
27th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5352 tonnes per hectare against 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0623 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.3727 tonnes per hectare | 0.1273 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | 0.1219 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.5233 tonnes per hectare | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | 0.1058 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.5332 tonnes per hectare | 0.4582 tonnes per hectare | 0.0749 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare | 0.4698 tonnes per hectare | 0.0643 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Ghana, at 0.5352 tonnes per hectare against 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 0.0623 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Ghana ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 27th 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.