Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Cassava production
Madagascar
2.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Cassava production over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.86 million tonnes against 2.57 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 281,910 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 million tonnes | 65,981 tonnes | 987,848 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.34 million tonnes | 84,990 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.05 million tonnes | 106,830 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes | 243,390 tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.63 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.94 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 47,594 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.55 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 75,406 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava production, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.86 million tonnes against 2.57 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava production between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 281,910 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for cassava production?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd 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.