Laos vs Malawi: Cassava yields
Laos
25.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
25.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Malawi rank
7th
Cassava yields over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.5 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.41 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 7th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 8.87 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 16.9 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 28.7 tonnes per hectare | 22.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 27.99 tonnes per hectare | 24.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Laos or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 25.5 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Laos and Malawi?
- 0.41 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for cassava yields?
- Laos ranks 8th 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.