Benin vs Malawi: Cassava production
Benin
4.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
6.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Malawi rank
16th
Cassava production over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.28 million tonnes against 4.45 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 1.83 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 16th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400,556 tonnes | 134,434 tonnes | 266,122 tonnes | Benin |
| 1970s | 616,819 tonnes | 218,833 tonnes | 397,986 tonnes | Benin |
| 1980s | 688,418 tonnes | 217,193 tonnes | 471,225 tonnes | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.40 million tonnes | 423,190 tonnes | 979,999 tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 155,769 tonnes | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.83 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.33 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava production, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.28 million tonnes against 4.45 million tonnes in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava production between Benin and Malawi?
- 1.83 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for cassava production?
- Benin ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 16th of 101 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 Cassava production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cassava production is measured in tonnes.