Malawi vs Malaysia: Cashew nut yields
Malawi
2.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
2.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Malaysia rank
4th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.19 tonnes per hectare against 2.15 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.2553 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.2135 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.0154 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.051 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.19 tonnes per hectare against 2.15 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 4th 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.