Cambodia vs Malawi: Cassava yields

Cambodia
23.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
25.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cambodia rank
10th
Malawi rank
7th

Cassava yields over time

  • Cambodia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 25.5 tonnes per hectare against 23.84 tonnes per hectare in Cambodia, a difference of 1.66 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 7th of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 13.79 tonnes per hectare 6.89 tonnes per hectare 6.91 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1970s 8.58 tonnes per hectare 6.17 tonnes per hectare 2.41 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1980s 5.97 tonnes per hectare 3.49 tonnes per hectare 2.48 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1990s 7.57 tonnes per hectare 3.78 tonnes per hectare 3.79 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
2000s 15.9 tonnes per hectare 16.9 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2010s 22.03 tonnes per hectare 22.18 tonnes per hectare 0.1516 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2020s 23.41 tonnes per hectare 24.7 tonnes per hectare 1.29 tonnes per hectare Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Cambodia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 25.5 tonnes per hectare against 23.84 tonnes per hectare in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Cambodia and Malawi?
1.66 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Malawi rank globally for cassava yields?
Cambodia ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 7th 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.