Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Cassava yields
Kenya
14.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
14.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Cassava yields over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 14.74 tonnes per hectare against 14.4 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | 8.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.25 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1782 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.28 tonnes per hectare | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8008 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 14.74 tonnes per hectare against 14.4 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for cassava yields?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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.