Cook Islands vs French Polynesia: Cassava yields
Cook Islands
17.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Polynesia
18.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
21st
French Polynesia rank
18th
Cassava yields over time
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 18.52 tonnes per hectare against 17.74 tonnes per hectare in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.78 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 21st and French Polynesia ranks 18th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.36 tonnes per hectare | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 26.05 tonnes per hectare | 17.68 tonnes per hectare | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 22.27 tonnes per hectare | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | 18.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 14.93 tonnes per hectare | 18.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 17.94 tonnes per hectare | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.5804 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 18.52 tonnes per hectare against 17.74 tonnes per hectare in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 0.78 tonnes per hectare, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for cassava yields?
- Cook Islands ranks 21st and French Polynesia ranks 18th 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.