Cassava yields in Bahamas
Bahamas: Cassava yields was 25.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.02 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 101 countries
All-time high
26.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
7.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava yields in Bahamas stood at 25.02 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Bahamas peaked at 26.69 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Bahamas 9th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 10.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 11.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 13.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 11 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 9.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 8 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 2009 | 17.9 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 22.18 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 22.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 22.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 23.35 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 23.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.59 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 24.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.65 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 25.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 25.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.28 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 25.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.63 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.6% | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | 13.99 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +27.9% | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | 17.9 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +25.0% | 8 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.59 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 17.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.54 tonnes per hectare | 22.18 tonnes per hectare | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.23 tonnes per hectare | 24.81 tonnes per hectare | 25.65 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Bahamas?
- Cassava yields in Bahamas was 25.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 26.69 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Bahamas rank for cassava yields?
- Bahamas ranks 9th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.