Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cassava yields
Nigeria
5.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
5.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
80th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd
Cassava yields over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.84 tonnes per hectare against 5.52 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8209 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.2589 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 10.72 tonnes per hectare | 9.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.9387 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 10.84 tonnes per hectare | 8.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.4129 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nigeria, at 5.84 tonnes per hectare against 5.52 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.32 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cassava yields?
- Nigeria ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd 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.