Cassava yields in China
China: Cassava yields was 16.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 101 countries
All-time high
16.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
11.11 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in China, 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
The most recent figure for cassava yields in China is 16.36 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in China peaked at 16.58 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.11 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
China ranks 27th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 11.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 15.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 15.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 15.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 14.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 15.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 16.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 16.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- China's 16.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.28 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 11.11 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.02 tonnes per hectare | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.97 tonnes per hectare | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.99 tonnes per hectare | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | 16.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 24 Panama 16.95 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Mali 16.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 26 El Salvador 16.39 tonnes per hectare compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 16.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 Mauritius 15.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 15.77 tonnes per hectare compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in China?
- Cassava yields in China was 16.36 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.11 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does China rank for cassava yields?
- China ranks 27th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.