Cassava, fresh — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Cassava, fresh — Production is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 62.62 million t in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 t in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 161,029 t, and the mean is 3.31 million t.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 881.7%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 91.1%).
Cassava, fresh — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 62.62 million t | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.56 million t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 28.62 million t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 27.92 million t | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 19.07 million t | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 15.62 million t | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 14.26 million t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 11.93 million t | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 10.53 million t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.53 million t | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 8.52 million t | 2024 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.49 million t | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.40 million t | 2024 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Cameroon | 6.66 million t | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 6.28 million t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 6.28 million t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 5.08 million t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | China, mainland | 5.07 million t | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 4.45 million t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 3.13 million t | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 3.08 million t | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Paraguay | 3.05 million t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 2.86 million t | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Burundi | 2.68 million t | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 2.57 million t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 2.37 million t | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 1.74 million t | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 28 | Congo | 1.71 million t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 29 | South Sudan | 1.71 million t | 2024 | up 391.2% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 1.63 million t | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 1.43 million t | 2024 | up 881.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 1.43 million t | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 33 | Rwanda | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 1.21 million t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 36 | Niger | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 745.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 38 | Cuba | 766,836 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Haiti | 674,210 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 40 | Liberia | 606,958 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 453,192 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 312,237 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 309,014 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 306,212 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 45 | Chad | 297,842 t | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Melanesia | 295,209 t | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 273,530 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 255,517 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 252,188 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 213,119 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 201,735 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 178,400 t | 2024 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 161,029 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 54 | Fiji | 120,250 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 99,453 t | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Somalia | 98,460 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 91,505 t | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 84,768 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 77,190 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 60 | Comoros | 58,917 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 56,559 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 41,341 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 63 | French Guiana | 29,509 t | 2006 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 25,650 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 25,516 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 66 | El Salvador | 24,172 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 67 | Mexico | 23,488 t | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Jamaica | 21,082 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | 17,373 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 16,615 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 12,212 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 72 | Polynesia | 11,298 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 73 | Sudan (former) | 10,532 t | 2011 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Micronesia | 8,668 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 74 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8,668 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 76 | Tonga | 7,094 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 77 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,826 t | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Suriname | 3,915 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 3,690 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 3,216 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Cabo Verde | 2,119 t | 2024 | down 72.3% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,818 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Guadeloupe | 1,700 t | 2006 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritius | 1,685 t | 2024 | up 261.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 1,645 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,434 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 1,305 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 88 | Bahamas | 819.2 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 664.69 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Samoa | 469.42 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 91 | Barbados | 461.22 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 92 | Belize | 440 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 425.28 t | 2024 | down 85.9% | rising |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 380.74 t | 2024 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 359.98 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 96 | Martinique | 345 t | 2006 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Seychelles | 241.36 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88 t | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominica | 78.02 t | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.5 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Niue | 44.43 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 102 | Maldives | 6.03 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 0.45 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Singapore | 0.31 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 0.1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 341.91 million t
- Africa 222.84 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 149.51 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 136.20 million t
- Western Africa 114.11 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 109.34 million t
- Asia 90.80 million t
- South-eastern Asia 79.13 million t
- Middle Africa 68.75 million t
- Eastern Africa 39.97 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 30.47 million t
- Americas 27.95 million t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.