Nigeria vs Senegal: Cashew nut yields
Nigeria
0.4755 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
0.404 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
26th
Senegal rank
29th
Cashew nut yields over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4755 tonnes per hectare against 0.404 tonnes per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.0715 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.2715 tonnes per hectare | 0.3535 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | 0.2522 tonnes per hectare | 0.4677 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.2994 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | 0.6849 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5194 tonnes per hectare | 0.4003 tonnes per hectare | 0.1192 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nut yields, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Nigeria, at 0.4755 tonnes per hectare against 0.404 tonnes per hectare in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nut yields between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.0715 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for cashew nut yields?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 29th 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.