Which has higher cashew nut production, Mali or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 80,944 tonnes against 76,571 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in cashew nut production between Mali and Nigeria?

4,373 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cashew nut production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Nigeria: Cashew nut production

Mali

76,571 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

80,944 tonnes

in 2024

Mali rank

14th

Nigeria rank

13th

Cashew nut production over time

Mali
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 80,944 tonnes against 76,571 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 4,373 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mali ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 35 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes	19,333 tonnes	19,333 tonnes	Nigeria
1970s	0 tonnes	25,000 tonnes	25,000 tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	0 tonnes	25,000 tonnes	25,000 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	8,981 tonnes	118,900 tonnes	109,919 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	25,945 tonnes	590,927 tonnes	564,982 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	81,969 tonnes	255,566 tonnes	173,598 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	74,446 tonnes	88,267 tonnes	13,821 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cashew nut production, Mali or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 80,944 tonnes against 76,571 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in cashew nut production between Mali and Nigeria?: 4,373 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for cashew nut production?: Mali ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cashew nut production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cashew nut production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 1,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Cashew nut production is measured in tonnes.