Madagascar vs Nigeria: Cashew nut yields
Madagascar
0.4729 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4755 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Nigeria rank
26th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4755 tonnes per hectare against 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 27th 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 | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1912 tonnes per hectare | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2626 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.3624 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.337 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.288 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4582 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.6116 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4698 tonnes per hectare | 0.5194 tonnes per hectare | 0.0497 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4755 tonnes per hectare against 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.0026 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Madagascar ranks 27th 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.