Cashew nut yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cashew nut yields was 0.3216 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3216 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4152 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
0.0777 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Cashew nut yields in Indonesia, 1975–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.3216 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Indonesia peaked at 0.4152 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1976 | 0.1033 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1025 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1066 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1115 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0777 tonnes per hectare | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0827 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0897 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0932 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0988 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2346 tonnes per hectare | +137.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2252 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2504 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2027 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2393 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3578 tonnes per hectare | +49.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3913 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4152 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3947 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.292 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1477 tonnes per hectare | -49.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1652 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1618 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1246 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1904 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1865 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2314 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.233 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2618 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2562 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.273 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2573 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2021 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1997 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2034 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2097 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2476 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2631 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2665 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2743 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3334 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3458 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3237 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.3216 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.3216 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +137.4% | 0.0988 tonnes per hectare | 0.2346 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | -49.4% | 0.292 tonnes per hectare | 0.1477 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.116 tonnes per hectare | 0.1025 tonnes per hectare | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1588 tonnes per hectare | 0.0777 tonnes per hectare | 0.2504 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.295 tonnes per hectare | 0.1477 tonnes per hectare | 0.4152 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2175 tonnes per hectare | 0.1246 tonnes per hectare | 0.273 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2493 tonnes per hectare | 0.1997 tonnes per hectare | 0.3334 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3336 tonnes per hectare | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Indonesia?
- Cashew nut yields in Indonesia was 0.3216 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4152 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for cashew nut yields?
- Indonesia ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.