Puerto Rico vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cassava yields

Puerto Rico
5.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
5.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
84th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd

Cassava yields over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sao Tome and Principe
051015196119922024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.52 tonnes per hectare against 5.45 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 3.25 tonnes per hectare 10.25 tonnes per hectare 7.01 tonnes per hectare Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 5.64 tonnes per hectare 10.56 tonnes per hectare 4.92 tonnes per hectare Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 8.06 tonnes per hectare 11.25 tonnes per hectare 3.18 tonnes per hectare Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 9.45 tonnes per hectare 9.78 tonnes per hectare 0.3338 tonnes per hectare Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 8.5 tonnes per hectare 8.22 tonnes per hectare 0.2742 tonnes per hectare Puerto Rico
2010s 5.91 tonnes per hectare 5.17 tonnes per hectare 0.7317 tonnes per hectare Puerto Rico
2020s 5.78 tonnes per hectare 5.54 tonnes per hectare 0.2384 tonnes per hectare Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Puerto Rico or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.52 tonnes per hectare against 5.45 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cassava yields?
Puerto Rico ranks 84th 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

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

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