What is the difference in cassava yields between Barbados and Malaysia?

1.18 tonnes per hectare, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Cassava yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Malaysia: Cassava yields

Barbados

19.87 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Malaysia

18.69 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Barbados rank

16th

Malaysia rank

17th

Cassava yields over time

Barbados
Malaysia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 19.87 tonnes per hectare against 18.69 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 1.18 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 101 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.47 tonnes per hectare	9.21 tonnes per hectare	20.26 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
1970s	25.68 tonnes per hectare	10.27 tonnes per hectare	15.41 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
1980s	23.4 tonnes per hectare	10.61 tonnes per hectare	12.8 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
1990s	18.41 tonnes per hectare	11.71 tonnes per hectare	6.7 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
2000s	19.64 tonnes per hectare	18.68 tonnes per hectare	0.9636 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
2010s	19.89 tonnes per hectare	17.78 tonnes per hectare	2.11 tonnes per hectare	Barbados
2020s	19.88 tonnes per hectare	17.65 tonnes per hectare	2.23 tonnes per hectare	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Barbados or Malaysia?: Barbados, at 19.87 tonnes per hectare against 18.69 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Barbados and Malaysia?: 1.18 tonnes per hectare, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for cassava yields?: Barbados ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 101 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cassava 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: 101 places, 6,151 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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