Congo vs Costa Rica: Cassava yields
Congo
10.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica
10.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
55th
Costa Rica rank
56th
Cassava yields over time
- Congo
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Congo currently reports 10.54 tonnes per hectare against 10.1 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.44 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.6299 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.7047 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.4512 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 7.68 tonnes per hectare | 14.53 tonnes per hectare | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.3039 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 13.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.2147 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Congo or Costa Rica?
- Congo, at 10.54 tonnes per hectare against 10.1 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Congo and Costa Rica?
- 0.44 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for cassava yields?
- Congo ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 56th 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.