Cassava, fresh — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cassava, fresh — Yield was 8,511 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,511 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
11th
of 18 groups
All-time high
8,511 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
5,147 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cassava, fresh — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 8,511 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 8,511 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,147 kg/ha, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cassava, fresh — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cassava, fresh — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 5,147 kg/ha
1962 5,296 kg/ha +2.9%
1963 5,277 kg/ha -0.4%
1964 5,372 kg/ha +1.8%
1965 5,455 kg/ha +1.5%
1966 5,467 kg/ha +0.2%
1967 5,467 kg/ha +0.0%
1968 5,474 kg/ha +0.1%
1969 5,420 kg/ha -1.0%
1970 5,456 kg/ha +0.7%
1971 5,472 kg/ha +0.3%
1972 5,673 kg/ha +3.7%
1973 5,532 kg/ha -2.5%
1974 5,571 kg/ha +0.7%
1975 6,043 kg/ha +8.5%
1976 6,217 kg/ha +2.9%
1977 6,440 kg/ha +3.6%
1978 6,057 kg/ha -5.9%
1979 6,422 kg/ha +6.0%
1980 6,445 kg/ha +0.4%
1981 6,771 kg/ha +5.1%
1982 6,748 kg/ha -0.3%
1983 7,012 kg/ha +3.9%
1984 6,920 kg/ha -1.3%
1985 7,482 kg/ha +8.1%
1986 7,451 kg/ha -0.4%
1987 7,362 kg/ha -1.2%
1988 7,276 kg/ha -1.2%
1989 7,240 kg/ha -0.5%
1990 7,608 kg/ha +5.1%
1991 7,371 kg/ha -3.1%
1992 7,144 kg/ha -3.1%
1993 7,259 kg/ha +1.6%
1994 6,893 kg/ha -5.0%
1995 7,098 kg/ha +3.0%
1996 7,216 kg/ha +1.7%
1997 7,213 kg/ha -0.0%
1998 7,176 kg/ha -0.5%
1999 7,724 kg/ha +7.6%
2000 7,872 kg/ha +1.9%
2001 8,177 kg/ha +3.9%
2002 7,919 kg/ha -3.2%
2003 7,394 kg/ha -6.6%
2004 7,390 kg/ha -0.0%
2005 7,629 kg/ha +3.2%
2006 7,919 kg/ha +3.8%
2007 7,867 kg/ha -0.7%
2008 7,458 kg/ha -5.2%
2009 7,440 kg/ha -0.2%
2010 7,646 kg/ha +2.8%
2011 7,908 kg/ha +3.4%
2012 7,851 kg/ha -0.7%
2013 7,752 kg/ha -1.3%
2014 7,866 kg/ha +1.5%
2015 7,738 kg/ha -1.6%
2016 7,889 kg/ha +1.9%
2017 7,375 kg/ha -6.5%
2018 8,130 kg/ha +10.2%
2019 8,447 kg/ha +3.9%
2020 8,450 kg/ha +0.0%
2021 8,127 kg/ha -3.8%
2022 8,206 kg/ha +1.0%
2023 8,345 kg/ha +1.7%
2024 8,511 kg/ha +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,375 kg/ha 5,147 kg/ha 5,474 kg/ha 9
1970s 5,888 kg/ha 5,456 kg/ha 6,440 kg/ha 10
1980s 7,071 kg/ha 6,445 kg/ha 7,482 kg/ha 10
1990s 7,270 kg/ha 6,893 kg/ha 7,724 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,706 kg/ha 7,390 kg/ha 8,177 kg/ha 10
2010s 7,860 kg/ha 7,375 kg/ha 8,447 kg/ha 10
2020s 8,328 kg/ha 8,127 kg/ha 8,511 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 8 Bahamas 25,020 kg/ha compare
  2. 9 Cambodia 23,840 kg/ha compare
  3. 10 Suriname 23,194 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 20,937 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Jamaica 20,310 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 Thailand 20,161 kg/ha compare
  7. 14 Barbados 19,870 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cassava, fresh — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cassava, fresh — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 8,511 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 8,511 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,147 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Cassava, fresh — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
126 places, 7,691 data points, 1961–2024
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