Malaysia vs Thailand: Cassava yields
Malaysia
18.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
20.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia rank
17th
Thailand rank
15th
Cassava yields over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.16 tonnes per hectare against 18.69 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 1.47 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 15th of 101 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 11.71 tonnes per hectare | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | 19.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 17.78 tonnes per hectare | 21.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 20.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.16 tonnes per hectare against 18.69 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.47 tonnes per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for cassava yields?
- Malaysia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 15th 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.