Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Cassava production

Democratic Republic of Congo

46.56 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

62.62 million tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Cassava production over time

Nigeria currently reports 62.62 million tonnes against 46.56 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 16.07 million tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 101 countries.

Indicator: Cassava 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: 101 places, 6,196 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cassava production is measured in tonnes.