What is the difference in cassava yields between Comoros and Nigeria?

0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?

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.

Comoros vs Nigeria: Cassava yields

Comoros

5.99 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria

5.84 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Comoros rank

79th

Nigeria rank

80th

Cassava yields over time

Comoros
Nigeria

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 5.99 tonnes per hectare against 5.84 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Comoros ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.13 tonnes per hectare	9.43 tonnes per hectare	4.3 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	5.08 tonnes per hectare	10.3 tonnes per hectare	5.21 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	4.69 tonnes per hectare	10.19 tonnes per hectare	5.51 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	5.12 tonnes per hectare	10.72 tonnes per hectare	5.6 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	5.51 tonnes per hectare	10.84 tonnes per hectare	5.33 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	5.75 tonnes per hectare	8.67 tonnes per hectare	2.92 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2020s	5.94 tonnes per hectare	5.95 tonnes per hectare	0.0094 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Comoros or Nigeria?: Comoros, at 5.99 tonnes per hectare against 5.84 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Comoros and Nigeria?: 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for cassava yields?: Comoros ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 80th 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.