Cassava, fresh — Yield in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 5,446 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — yield in Puerto Rico stood at 5,446 kg/ha.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 177.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Puerto Rico peaked at 15,780 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,502 kg/ha, in 1993.
Puerto Rico ranks 76th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,308 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,251 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1963 | 3,251 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,156 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 3,236 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 3,462 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 3,520 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 3,528 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3,497 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,533 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3,390 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 3,469 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3,465 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,462 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 7,800 kg/ha | +125.3% |
| 1976 | 7,438 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 7,342 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 8,233 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 8,228 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 8,252 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 8,300 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8,124 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 8,189 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8,134 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 7,634 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 7,821 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 8,072 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 8,092 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 8,006 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 7,923 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 7,938 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7,850 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,502 kg/ha | -80.9% |
| 1994 | 15,780 kg/ha | +950.8% |
| 1995 | 14,750 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 15,440 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 14,050 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 2,454 kg/ha | -82.5% |
| 1999 | 6,774 kg/ha | +176.0% |
| 2000 | 7,624 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 7,782 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 8,671 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 9,200 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 9,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,306 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9,600 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8,333 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 7,844 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 7,423 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 6,983 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 6,592 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 7,954 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 5,837 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 1,963 kg/ha | -66.4% |
| 2015 | 4,938 kg/ha | +151.5% |
| 2016 | 5,865 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 6,166 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6,564 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 6,194 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 5,929 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 5,829 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6,126 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 5,558 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 5,446 kg/ha | -2.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5,446 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,236 kg/ha, 45% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5,446 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +950.8% | 1,502 kg/ha | 15,780 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +176.0% | 2,454 kg/ha | 6,774 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +151.5% | 1,963 kg/ha | 4,938 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +125.3% | 3,462 kg/ha | 7,800 kg/ha |
| 1998 | -82.5% | 14,050 kg/ha | 2,454 kg/ha |
| 1993 | -80.9% | 7,850 kg/ha | 1,502 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,245 kg/ha | 2,308 kg/ha | 3,528 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,636 kg/ha | 3,390 kg/ha | 8,233 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,062 kg/ha | 7,634 kg/ha | 8,300 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,446 kg/ha | 1,502 kg/ha | 15,780 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,498 kg/ha | 7,423 kg/ha | 9,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,906 kg/ha | 1,963 kg/ha | 7,954 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,778 kg/ha | 5,446 kg/ha | 6,126 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 73 Dominican Republic 5,789 kg/ha compare
- 74 French Guiana 5,568 kg/ha compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 5,519 kg/ha compare
- 77 Gabon 5,277 kg/ha compare
- 78 Grenada 4,959 kg/ha compare
- 79 Zimbabwe 4,799 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — yield in Puerto Rico?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Puerto Rico was 5,446 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 15,780 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,502 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Puerto Rico ranks 76th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.