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
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

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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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

Cassava production is measured in tonnes.