Ghana vs Laos: Cassava yields
Ghana
25.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
25.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
6th
Laos rank
8th
Cassava yields over time
- Ghana
- Laos
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 25.86 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.77 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Laos ranks 8th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 28.7 tonnes per hectare | 9.84 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 24.42 tonnes per hectare | 27.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Ghana or Laos?
- Ghana, at 25.86 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Ghana and Laos?
- 0.77 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for cassava yields?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Laos ranks 8th 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.