Cashew nut yields by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
34
Highest
7.2 tonnes per hectare
Colombia
Lowest
0.0776 tonnes per hectare
Dominican Republic
Median
0.8525 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
1,672
What the numbers show
Cashew nut yields is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 7.2 tonnes per hectare in Colombia; the lowest is 0.0776 tonnes per hectare in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8525 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 1.37 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 93.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 660.0%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 72.9%).
Cashew nut yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 82.7% | falling |
| 2 | Peru | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 3 | Philippines | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Malaysia | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 6 | Guinea | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 7 | Gambia | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 9 | Togo | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Belize | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2015 | up 660.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 15 | China | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Vietnam | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 0.8605 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.8445 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 0.8081 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.7642 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 22 | India | 0.6629 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6614 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 0.4755 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.4729 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 0.404 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 105.8% | falling |
| 32 | Kenya | 0.3218 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 68.6% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0.0776 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.