Ghana vs Niger: Cassava yields
Ghana
25.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
26.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
6th
Niger rank
5th
Cassava yields over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.68 tonnes per hectare against 25.86 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.82 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.2668 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.3425 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.1733 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 18.86 tonnes per hectare | 21.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 24.42 tonnes per hectare | 28.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Ghana or Niger?
- Niger, at 26.68 tonnes per hectare against 25.86 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Ghana and Niger?
- 0.82 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for cassava yields?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th 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.