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