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
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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

Indicator
Cassava yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 6,151 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.