Congo vs Sierra Leone: Cassava yields
Congo
10.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
10.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Cassava yields over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.89 tonnes per hectare against 10.54 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.35 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.557 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 7.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2010s | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.89 tonnes per hectare against 10.54 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 0.35 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for cassava yields?
- Congo ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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.