Cassava yields by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
99
Highest
41.45 tonnes per hectare
Guyana
Lowest
1.01 tonnes per hectare
Guatemala
Median
10.98 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,151
What the numbers show
Cassava yields is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 41.45 tonnes per hectare in Guyana; the lowest is 1.01 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.98 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 12.52 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 334.1%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 56.3%).
Cassava yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 41.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 35.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 327.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 28.23 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 26.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 25.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 25.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Laos | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bahamas | 25.02 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Cambodia | 23.84 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 23.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Taiwan | 20.94 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Jamaica | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 20.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 16 | Barbados | 19.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 17 | Malaysia | 18.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | French Polynesia | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 20 | South Sudan | 17.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 334.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cook Islands | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 22 | Fiji | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 23 | Brunei | 17.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | China | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 15.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 32 | Tonga | 15.32 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 14.55 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 13.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 41 | Reunion | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 2006 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 12.72 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 43 | Samoa | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 44 | Myanmar | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Seychelles | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 48 | Zambia | 11.7 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 50 | Angola | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 10.89 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Micronesia (country) | 10.7 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Colombia | 10.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 55 | Congo | 10.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Argentina | 10.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 10.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 59 | Dominica | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Somalia | 9.53 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 62 | Mozambique | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 65 | Chad | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 68 | Madagascar | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Burundi | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 70 | Liberia | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 75 | Niue | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 76 | Tanzania | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 77 | Cuba | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Comoros | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 82 | French Guiana | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 2006 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 177.5% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 86 | Grenada | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 89 | Gambia | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 90 | Bhutan | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 93 | East Timor | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 97 | Singapore | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 99 | Uganda | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Maldives | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 101 | Guatemala | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.