Ghana vs Nigeria: Cassava production

Ghana

27.92 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

62.62 million tonnes

in 2024

Ghana rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Cassava production over time

Nigeria currently reports 62.62 million tonnes against 27.92 million tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 34.71 million tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 4th 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.