What is the difference in cassava yields between Rwanda and Samoa?

1.52 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Rwanda vs Samoa: Cassava yields

Rwanda

13.92 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Samoa

12.4 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Rwanda rank

40th

Samoa rank

43rd

Cassava yields over time

Rwanda
Samoa

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 13.92 tonnes per hectare against 12.4 tonnes per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 1.52 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 43rd of 101 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.83 tonnes per hectare	15 tonnes per hectare	6.17 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
1970s	12.28 tonnes per hectare	15.88 tonnes per hectare	3.61 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
1980s	9.71 tonnes per hectare	12.88 tonnes per hectare	3.18 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
1990s	2.37 tonnes per hectare	12.5 tonnes per hectare	10.13 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2000s	6.41 tonnes per hectare	12.47 tonnes per hectare	6.06 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2010s	12.51 tonnes per hectare	12.4 tonnes per hectare	0.1108 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda
2020s	14.4 tonnes per hectare	12.4 tonnes per hectare	2 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Rwanda or Samoa?: Rwanda, at 13.92 tonnes per hectare against 12.4 tonnes per hectare in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Rwanda and Samoa?: 1.52 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Samoa rank globally for cassava yields?: Rwanda ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 43rd 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.