What is the difference in cassava yields between Burundi and Madagascar?

0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?

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.

Burundi vs Madagascar: Cassava yields

Burundi

7.83 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Madagascar

7.99 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Burundi rank

69th

Madagascar rank

68th

Cassava yields over time

Burundi
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 7.99 tonnes per hectare against 7.83 tonnes per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 68th of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.06 tonnes per hectare	6.19 tonnes per hectare	2.87 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1970s	9.08 tonnes per hectare	6.3 tonnes per hectare	2.78 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1980s	9.03 tonnes per hectare	6.32 tonnes per hectare	2.71 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1990s	8.85 tonnes per hectare	6.76 tonnes per hectare	2.09 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
2000s	7.95 tonnes per hectare	7 tonnes per hectare	0.9501 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
2010s	7.1 tonnes per hectare	7.64 tonnes per hectare	0.5387 tonnes per hectare	Madagascar
2020s	7.78 tonnes per hectare	7.9 tonnes per hectare	0.12 tonnes per hectare	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Burundi or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 7.99 tonnes per hectare against 7.83 tonnes per hectare in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Burundi and Madagascar?: 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for cassava yields?: Burundi ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 68th 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.