Madagascar vs Tanzania: Cashew nut yields

Madagascar
0.4729 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
0.3985 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Tanzania rank
30th

Cashew nut yields over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.4729 tonnes per hectare against 0.3985 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0744 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Madagascar ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 34 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1912 tonnes per hectare 0.6267 tonnes per hectare 0.4355 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1970s 0.2626 tonnes per hectare 0.6043 tonnes per hectare 0.3417 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1980s 0.337 tonnes per hectare 0.5655 tonnes per hectare 0.2285 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1990s 0.3982 tonnes per hectare 0.9161 tonnes per hectare 0.518 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2000s 0.4175 tonnes per hectare 0.4465 tonnes per hectare 0.029 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2010s 0.4582 tonnes per hectare 0.3589 tonnes per hectare 0.0993 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2020s 0.4698 tonnes per hectare 0.3599 tonnes per hectare 0.1098 tonnes per hectare Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cashew nut yields, Madagascar or Tanzania?
Madagascar, at 0.4729 tonnes per hectare against 0.3985 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Madagascar and Tanzania?
0.0744 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for cashew nut yields?
Madagascar ranks 27th 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

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

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