Mexico vs Zambia: Cassava yields
Mexico
12.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
11.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico rank
47th
Zambia rank
48th
Cassava yields over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 12.14 tonnes per hectare against 11.7 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.44 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 48th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 11.94 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 12.93 tonnes per hectare | 22.65 tonnes per hectare | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 20.49 tonnes per hectare | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Mexico or Zambia?
- Mexico, at 12.14 tonnes per hectare against 11.7 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Mexico and Zambia?
- 0.44 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for cassava yields?
- Mexico ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 48th 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.