Ghana vs Malawi: Cassava yields
Ghana
25.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
25.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
6th
Malawi rank
7th
Cassava yields over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 25.86 tonnes per hectare against 25.5 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 7th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 16.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 22.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 24.42 tonnes per hectare | 24.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.2816 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 25.86 tonnes per hectare against 25.5 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0.36 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for cassava yields?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 7th 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.