Cashew nut yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cashew nut yields was 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4729 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4729 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Madagascar is 0.4729 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Madagascar peaked at 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.16 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2157 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2255 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2476 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2571 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2545 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2636 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2743 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2957 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.287 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2957 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3103 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3167 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3167 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.325 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3279 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3538 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3759 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3885 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3841 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3973 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3924 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3896 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4242 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4242 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4103 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4087 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4145 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4173 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4201 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4136 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4182 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4303 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4355 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4407 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4457 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4573 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4583 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4587 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4597 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4631 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4653 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4671 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4685 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4692 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4711 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4729 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.4729 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.4729 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1912 tonnes per hectare | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2255 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2626 tonnes per hectare | 0.2353 tonnes per hectare | 0.2957 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.337 tonnes per hectare | 0.2957 tonnes per hectare | 0.3885 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | 0.4242 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | 0.4355 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4582 tonnes per hectare | 0.4407 tonnes per hectare | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4698 tonnes per hectare | 0.4671 tonnes per hectare | 0.4729 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Madagascar?
- Cashew nut yields in Madagascar was 0.4729 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for cashew nut yields?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.