Cashew nut yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cashew nut yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.2065 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in Vietnam, 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
Vietnam recorded 1.08 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Vietnam peaked at 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2065 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6842 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.678 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6957 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8247 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare | -79.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7416 tonnes per hectare | +259.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6737 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5896 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5463 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.558 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5471 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2478 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4636 tonnes per hectare | +87.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4875 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7437 tonnes per hectare | +52.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8925 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9132 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8206 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9609 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8576 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9185 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9657 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9743 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8498 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7603 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.938 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +259.1% | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare | 0.7416 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +87.1% | 0.2478 tonnes per hectare | 0.4636 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -79.3% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7183 tonnes per hectare | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5479 tonnes per hectare | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8173 tonnes per hectare | 0.4636 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 tonnes per hectare | 0.7603 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Vietnam?
- Cashew nut yields in Vietnam was 1.08 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2065 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for cashew nut yields?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.