Cassava, fresh — Yield in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 5,789 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 5,789 kg/ha for cassava, fresh — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Dominican Republic peaked at 8,461 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,018 kg/ha, in 1974.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,014 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,933 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 5,069 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 5,103 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5,050 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,093 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 5,050 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5,000 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,111 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 5,000 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 4,474 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 3,018 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1975 | 3,999 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 3,644 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 6,244 kg/ha | +71.3% |
| 1978 | 4,010 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 1979 | 5,076 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 4,984 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 5,183 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6,666 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 5,517 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 5,890 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 5,994 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 4,252 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1987 | 5,612 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 6,100 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 6,205 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 6,448 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 7,774 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 5,410 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 1993 | 6,001 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 6,016 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6,215 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6,075 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5,941 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 6,259 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 6,459 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 6,537 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6,976 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6,992 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,311 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6,550 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 6,656 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,218 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 7,559 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7,514 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,718 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 8,461 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 7,869 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7,508 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 7,458 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7,609 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7,099 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 7,250 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 7,338 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,409 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,568 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 7,746 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7,783 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,852 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 5,493 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 5,789 kg/ha | +5.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5,789 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,401 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5,789 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +71.3% | 3,644 kg/ha | 6,244 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -37.7% | 7,783 kg/ha | 4,852 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -35.8% | 6,244 kg/ha | 4,010 kg/ha |
| 1974 | -32.5% | 4,474 kg/ha | 3,018 kg/ha |
| 1992 | -30.4% | 7,774 kg/ha | 5,410 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +32.5% | 3,018 kg/ha | 3,999 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,035 kg/ha | 4,933 kg/ha | 5,103 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,558 kg/ha | 3,018 kg/ha | 6,244 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,640 kg/ha | 4,252 kg/ha | 6,666 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,260 kg/ha | 5,410 kg/ha | 7,774 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,103 kg/ha | 6,537 kg/ha | 7,718 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,557 kg/ha | 7,099 kg/ha | 8,461 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,333 kg/ha | 4,852 kg/ha | 7,783 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 70 Cuba 6,162 kg/ha compare
- 71 Comoros 5,993 kg/ha compare
- 72 Nigeria 5,840 kg/ha compare
- 74 French Guiana 5,568 kg/ha compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 5,519 kg/ha compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 5,446 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — yield in Dominican Republic?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Dominican Republic was 5,789 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8,461 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,018 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.