Nigeria vs South-Eastern Asia: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Nigeria
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
South-Eastern Asia currently reports 773,791 ha against 170,224 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 603,567 ha.
That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 4.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 32 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and South-Eastern Asia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,778 ha | 8,311 ha | 23,467 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 40,000 ha | 52,384 ha | 12,384 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 40,000 ha | 222,486 ha | 182,486 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 152,420 ha | 441,855 ha | 289,435 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 301,500 ha | 865,152 ha | 563,652 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 199,344 ha | 885,711 ha | 686,368 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 169,960 ha | 794,306 ha | 624,347 ha | South-Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested, Nigeria or South-Eastern Asia?
- South-Eastern Asia, at 773,791 ha against 170,224 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested between Nigeria and South-Eastern Asia?
- 603,567 ha, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South-Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.