Cassava yields in India
India: Cassava yields was 35.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.57 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
38.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
7.11 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in India, 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 India stood at 35.57 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in India peaked at 38.58 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.11 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places India 2nd 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 India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 11.57 tonnes per hectare | +62.6% |
| 1965 | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 12.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.04 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 16.93 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 16.52 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 15.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 16.74 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 18.29 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 17.71 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 18.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 18.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 19.38 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 20.54 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 21.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 23.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 23.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 25.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 23.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 22.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 25.28 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 26.91 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 26.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 27.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 30.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 32.11 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 32.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.54 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 34.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.48 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 38.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 34.96 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 35.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.02 tonnes per hectare | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 21.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 30.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 37.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 36.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 35.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 35.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 35.57 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.54 tonnes per hectare, 3.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +62.6% | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 11.57 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | -41.0% | 35.66 tonnes per hectare | 21.02 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +36.5% | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | 28.61 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.88 tonnes per hectare | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.14 tonnes per hectare | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.37 tonnes per hectare | 20.54 tonnes per hectare | 25.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.69 tonnes per hectare | 26.21 tonnes per hectare | 34.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.28 tonnes per hectare | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | 38.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.09 tonnes per hectare | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | 37.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in India?
- Cassava yields in India was 35.57 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 38.58 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.11 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does India rank for cassava yields?
- India ranks 2nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.