Laos vs Niger: Cassava yields
Laos
25.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
26.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
8th
Niger rank
5th
Cassava yields over time
- Laos
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.68 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 1.59 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.4443 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 28.7 tonnes per hectare | 21.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 27.99 tonnes per hectare | 28.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Laos or Niger?
- Niger, at 26.68 tonnes per hectare against 25.09 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Laos and Niger?
- 1.59 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Niger rank globally for cassava yields?
- Laos ranks 8th 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.