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Cassava Production by African country

62.62M tNigeria · highest shown · 2024

Nigeria has the highest reported cassava production among the 39 countries shown, at 62.62M t (2024).

Annual cassava production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 39 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Nigeria62.62M t2Democratic Republic of the Congo46.56M t3Ghana27.92M t
#1 vs #39259467×Nigeria vs Seychelles
Median1.3M tRwanda
Lowest241.36 tSeychelles

By region

total of countries shown

The 5 largest values account for 72% of the total across the countries shown.

West Africa114.11M t
15 countries shown · highest value: Nigeria
Central Africa68.75M t
9 countries shown · highest value: Democratic Republic of the Congo
East Africa36.59M t
13 countries shown · highest value: Tanzania
Southern Africa3.38M t
2 countries shown · highest value: Zambia

Full ranking

39 of 54 countries
#CountryCassava ProductionPeriod
1Nigeria
62.62M t2024
2Democratic Republic of the Congo
46.56M t2024
3Ghana
27.92M t2024
4Angola
11.93M t2024
5Tanzania
10.53M t2024
6Mozambique
8.52M t2024
7Cote d'Ivoire
8.49M t2024
8Cameroon
6.66M t2024
9Malawi
6.28M t2024
10Benin
4.45M t2024
11Zambia
3.13M t2024
12Guinea
3.08M t2024
13Sierra Leone
2.86M t2024
14Burundi
2.68M t2024
15Madagascar
2.57M t2024
16Republic of the Congo
1.71M t2024
17South Sudan
1.71M t2024
18Uganda
1.63M t2024
19Senegal
1.43M t2024
20Rwanda
1.3M t2024
21Togo
1.27M t2024
22Central African Republic
1.21M t2024
23Kenya
1.21M t2024
24Niger
1.12M t2024
25Liberia
606.96K t2024
26Gabon
306.21K t2024
27Chad
297.84K t2024
28Zimbabwe
255.52K t2024
29Mali
178.4K t2024
30Somalia
98.46K t2024
31Equatorial Guinea
77.19K t2024
32Comoros
58.92K t2024
33Guinea-Bissau
56.56K t2024
34Burkina Faso
16.61K t2024
35Gambia
12.21K t2024
36Cabo Verde
2.12K t2024
37Mauritius
1.69K t2024
38Sao Tome and Principe
1.43K t2024
39Seychelles
241.36 t2024

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The table includes 39 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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