Cashew nut yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cashew nut yields was 0.4729 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.