Cassava yields in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cassava yields was 12.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.28 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 101 countries
All-time high
13.28 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
All-time low
5 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in Seychelles, 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
Seychelles recorded 12.28 tonnes per hectare for cassava yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Seychelles peaked at 13.28 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Seychelles ranks 45th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 5 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.28 tonnes per hectare | +162.2% |
| 1992 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.93 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 12.28 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.28 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 12.28 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +162.2% | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 13.28 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 13.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.71 tonnes per hectare | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | 11.8 tonnes per hectare | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Seychelles?
- Cassava yields in Seychelles was 12.28 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 13.28 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Seychelles rank for cassava yields?
- Seychelles ranks 45th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.