What is the difference in cassava yields between Senegal and Sri Lanka?

0.4 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.

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

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.

Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Cassava yields

Senegal

14.8 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Sri Lanka

14.4 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Senegal rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

37th

Cassava yields over time

Senegal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 14.8 tonnes per hectare against 14.4 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Senegal ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 101 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.12 tonnes per hectare	6.62 tonnes per hectare	2.49 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
1970s	3.79 tonnes per hectare	5.94 tonnes per hectare	2.15 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
1980s	3.56 tonnes per hectare	10.29 tonnes per hectare	6.72 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
1990s	3.16 tonnes per hectare	8.87 tonnes per hectare	5.7 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
2000s	6.5 tonnes per hectare	9.43 tonnes per hectare	2.94 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
2010s	9.23 tonnes per hectare	13.15 tonnes per hectare	3.92 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka
2020s	14.12 tonnes per hectare	15.08 tonnes per hectare	0.9629 tonnes per hectare	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cassava yields, Senegal or Sri Lanka?: Senegal, at 14.8 tonnes per hectare against 14.4 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cassava yields between Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 0.4 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for cassava yields?: Senegal ranks 34th 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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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.