Cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cashew nut yields was 0.0776 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0776 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1921 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.069 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.182 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 0.184 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.184 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.184 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.186 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1921 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.162 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1618 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1616 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1614 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1612 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1706 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1707 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1727 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1722 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1714 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1706 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1724 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1683 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1663 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1643 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1737 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1739 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1507 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1403 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1292 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1056 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1037 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0984 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0924 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0864 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.069 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0798 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0793 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0765 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0788 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0776 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0776 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0776 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9866 tonnes per hectare, 8% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -27.8% | 0.1292 tonnes per hectare | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.184 tonnes per hectare | 0.182 tonnes per hectare | 0.186 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1675 tonnes per hectare | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | 0.1921 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1684 tonnes per hectare | 0.1507 tonnes per hectare | 0.1739 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1012 tonnes per hectare | 0.069 tonnes per hectare | 0.1403 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0784 tonnes per hectare | 0.0765 tonnes per hectare | 0.0798 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic?
- Cashew nut yields in Dominican Republic was 0.0776 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1921 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cashew nut yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.