What is the difference in cassava yields between Kenya and Nicaragua?

0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Kenya vs Nicaragua: Cassava yields

Kenya

14.74 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nicaragua

14.55 tonnes per hectare

in 2023

Kenya rank

35th

Nicaragua rank

36th

Cassava yields over time

Kenya
Nicaragua

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.74 tonnes per hectare against 14.55 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 36th of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.79 tonnes per hectare	4.09 tonnes per hectare	3.7 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
1970s	7.97 tonnes per hectare	4.63 tonnes per hectare	3.33 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
1980s	8.89 tonnes per hectare	11.23 tonnes per hectare	2.34 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
1990s	9.9 tonnes per hectare	11.19 tonnes per hectare	1.29 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
2000s	9.25 tonnes per hectare	9.72 tonnes per hectare	0.4696 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
2010s	12.44 tonnes per hectare	8.48 tonnes per hectare	3.96 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2020s	14.17 tonnes per hectare	12.27 tonnes per hectare	1.9 tonnes per hectare	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Kenya or Nicaragua?: Kenya, at 14.74 tonnes per hectare against 14.55 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Kenya and Nicaragua?: 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for cassava yields?: Kenya ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 36th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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