Cassava yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cassava yields was 7.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.99 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
68th
of 101 countries
All-time high
7.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
5.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 7.99 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Madagascar peaked at 7.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.52 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
That places Madagascar 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.62 tonnes per hectare | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.51 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.88 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7.99 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.37 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7.99 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.2% | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 7.62 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 tonnes per hectare | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Madagascar?
- Cassava yields in Madagascar was 7.99 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for cassava yields?
- Madagascar ranks 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.