What is the difference in cassava yields between Nicaragua and Senegal?

0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Senegal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Nicaragua vs Senegal: Cassava yields

Nicaragua

14.55 tonnes per hectare

in 2023

Senegal

14.8 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

36th

Senegal rank

34th

Cassava yields over time

Nicaragua
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 14.8 tonnes per hectare against 14.55 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 34th of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.09 tonnes per hectare	4.12 tonnes per hectare	0.0306 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
1970s	4.63 tonnes per hectare	3.79 tonnes per hectare	0.844 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
1980s	11.23 tonnes per hectare	3.56 tonnes per hectare	7.67 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
1990s	11.19 tonnes per hectare	3.16 tonnes per hectare	8.02 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
2000s	9.72 tonnes per hectare	6.5 tonnes per hectare	3.23 tonnes per hectare	Nicaragua
2010s	8.48 tonnes per hectare	9.23 tonnes per hectare	0.7484 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
2020s	12.27 tonnes per hectare	13.95 tonnes per hectare	1.68 tonnes per hectare	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Nicaragua or Senegal?: Senegal, at 14.8 tonnes per hectare against 14.55 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Nicaragua and Senegal?: 0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Senegal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Senegal rank globally for cassava yields?: Nicaragua ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 34th 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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Indicator: Cassava yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 6,151 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.