Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Cassava yields
Rwanda
13.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
14.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Cassava yields over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.4 tonnes per hectare against 13.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.48 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 9.71 tonnes per hectare | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.5818 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 8.87 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.6834 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava yields, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.4 tonnes per hectare against 13.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava yields between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.48 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for cassava yields?
- Rwanda ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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.