Cassava production by country
Cassava production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
99
Highest
62.62 million tonnes
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1 tonnes
Grenada
Median
178,400 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,196
What the numbers show
Cassava production is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 62.62 million tonnes in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 tonnes in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 178,400 tonnes, and the mean is 3.45 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 881.7%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 91.1%).
Cassava production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 62.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 46.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 28.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 27.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 19.07 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 15.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 14.26 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 11.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 10.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 10.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 8.52 million tonnes | 2024 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Laos | 7.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Cameroon | 6.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 6.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 6.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 5.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 4.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 3.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 3.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Paraguay | 3.05 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 2.86 million tonnes | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 2.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 2.57 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 2.37 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 26 | Congo | 1.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 391.2% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 1.63 million tonnes | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 1.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 881.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 1.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 1.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 1.21 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 34 | Kenya | 1.21 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 745.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 37 | Cuba | 766,836 tonnes | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Haiti | 674,210 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 39 | Liberia | 606,958 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Venezuela | 453,192 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 312,237 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 309,014 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 306,212 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 297,842 tonnes | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 273,530 tonnes | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 255,517 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 252,188 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 213,119 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 201,735 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 50 | Mali | 178,400 tonnes | 2024 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 161,029 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 120,250 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Guyana | 99,453 tonnes | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | 98,460 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 91,505 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 84,768 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 77,190 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 58 | Comoros | 58,917 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 56,559 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | 41,341 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 61 | French Guiana | 29,509 tonnes | 2006 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 25,650 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 25,516 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 64 | El Salvador | 24,172 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 65 | Mexico | 23,488 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jamaica | 21,082 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 67 | East Timor | 17,373 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 16,615 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 12,212 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 70 | Micronesia (country) | 8,668 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 71 | Tonga | 7,094 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Taiwan | 6,826 tonnes | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Suriname | 3,915 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 3,690 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 3,216 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 2,119 tonnes | 2024 | down 72.3% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,818 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 1,685 tonnes | 2024 | up 261.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1,645 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,434 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 1,305 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 83 | Bahamas | 819.2 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 664.69 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Samoa | 469.42 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 461.22 tonnes | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 440 tonnes | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 88 | Brunei | 425.28 tonnes | 2024 | down 85.9% | rising |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 380.74 tonnes | 2024 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 359.98 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 92 | Seychelles | 241.36 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 93 | Reunion | 200 tonnes | 2006 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88 tonnes | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominica | 78.02 tonnes | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.5 tonnes | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Niue | 44.43 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 98 | Maldives | 6.03 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Cook Islands | 0.45 tonnes | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.31 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Grenada | 0.1 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Cassava production is measured in tonnes.