Benin vs Brazil: Cassava yields

Benin
14.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
15.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
33rd
Brazil rank
31st

Cassava yields over time

  • Benin
  • Brazil
51015196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 15.46 tonnes per hectare against 14.9 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.56 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Benin ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 31st of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 4.7 tonnes per hectare 14.03 tonnes per hectare 9.33 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1970s 6.38 tonnes per hectare 12.92 tonnes per hectare 6.54 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1980s 6.88 tonnes per hectare 11.91 tonnes per hectare 5.03 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1990s 8.91 tonnes per hectare 12.57 tonnes per hectare 3.66 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2000s 12.59 tonnes per hectare 13.76 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2010s 13.84 tonnes per hectare 14.54 tonnes per hectare 0.7073 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2020s 12.65 tonnes per hectare 15.18 tonnes per hectare 2.54 tonnes per hectare Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Benin or Brazil?
Brazil, at 15.46 tonnes per hectare against 14.9 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Benin and Brazil?
0.56 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for cassava yields?
Benin ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 31st 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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About this data

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

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