Malaysia vs Philippines: Cashew nut yields
Malaysia
2.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Philippines
5.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia rank
4th
Philippines rank
3rd
Cashew nut yields over time
- Malaysia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 5.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.19 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 3.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Philippines's figure about 2.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 3rd of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.5188 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.5274 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Malaysia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 5.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.19 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Malaysia and Philippines?
- 3.08 tonnes per hectare, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Malaysia ranks 4th and Philippines ranks 3rd 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.