Kenya vs Tanzania: Cashew nut yields
Kenya
0.3218 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
0.3985 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
30th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.3985 tonnes per hectare against 0.3218 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.0767 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 tonnes per hectare | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | 0.2798 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.3648 tonnes per hectare | 0.6043 tonnes per hectare | 0.2395 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.3637 tonnes per hectare | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 0.2018 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3554 tonnes per hectare | 0.9161 tonnes per hectare | 0.5608 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.4474 tonnes per hectare | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | 0.001 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | 0.3589 tonnes per hectare | 0.4574 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4007 tonnes per hectare | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | 0.0408 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.3985 tonnes per hectare against 0.3218 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.0767 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 30th 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.