Cassava yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cassava yields was 20.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 101 countries
All-time high
20.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
7.05 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in Vietnam, 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
Vietnam recorded 20.39 tonnes per hectare for cassava yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Vietnam peaked at 20.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.05 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Vietnam ranks 13th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 8.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 9.45 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 8.58 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 13.17 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 14.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 14.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.65 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 20.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 20.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 20.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.28 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.6% | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | 12.01 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | +25.9% | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.45 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.55 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 tonnes per hectare | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | 16.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 19.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.21 tonnes per hectare | 20.03 tonnes per hectare | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Vietnam?
- Cassava yields in Vietnam was 20.39 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Vietnam rank for cassava yields?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.