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Cassava Production by African country

2024

Annual cassava production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202439 of 54 countries
222,837,365total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2024Nigeria · 62,624,946Lowest in 2024Seychelles · 241.4Reported in 202439 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
020.0m40.0m60.0m80.0mNigeria62,624,946Democratic Republic of the Congo46,558,022Ghana27,917,781Angola11,930,569Tanzania10,532,000Mozambique8,522,790Cote d'Ivoire8,485,694Cameroon6,658,483Malawi6,278,880Benin4,448,391Zambia3,127,778Guinea3,080,966Sierra Leone2,855,436Burundi2,675,784Madagascar2,573,531Republic of the Congo1,710,690South Sudan1,709,494Uganda1,628,999Senegal1,433,575Rwanda1,301,325Togo1,267,066Central African Republic1,212,522Kenya1,207,537Niger1,124,742Liberia606,958Gabon306,212Chad297,842Zimbabwe255,517Mali178,400Somalia98,460Equatorial Guinea77,190Comoros58,917Guinea-Bissau56,559Burkina Faso16,615Gambia12,212Cabo Verde2,119Mauritius1,685Sao Tome and Principe1,434Seychelles241.4Algeriano dataBotswanano dataDjiboutino dataEgyptno dataEritreano dataEswatinino dataEthiopiano dataLesothono dataLibyano dataMauritaniano dataMoroccono dataNamibiano dataSouth Africano dataSudanno dataTunisiano data
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Western Africa15 of 16 countries114,111,460
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries68,752,964
Eastern Africa15 of 18 countries39,972,940
Northern Africa0 of 6 countries—
Southern Africa0 of 5 countries—
Africaall 54 countries · 39 with a 2024 figure222,837,365

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
15 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Botswana, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea and 10 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Cassava ProductionAnnual cassava production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unittonnes
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage39 of 54 countries · 39 reported, 0 modelled, 15 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 39 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Cassava Production". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/cassava
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=cassava_production_tonnes&year=2024&limit=100

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Cassava Production: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

39 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryCassava ProductionPeriod
1Nigeria62.62M t2024
2Democratic Republic of the Congo46.56M t2024
3Ghana27.92M t2024
4Angola11.93M t2024
5Tanzania10.53M t2024
6Mozambique8.52M t2024
7Cote d'Ivoire8.49M t2024
8Cameroon6.66M t2024
9Malawi6.28M t2024
10Benin4.45M t2024
11Zambia3.13M t2024
12Guinea3.08M t2024
13Sierra Leone2.86M t2024
14Burundi2.68M t2024
15Madagascar2.57M t2024
16Republic of the Congo1.71M t2024
17South Sudan1.71M t2024
18Uganda1.63M t2024
19Senegal1.43M t2024
20Rwanda1.3M t2024
21Togo1.27M t2024
22Central African Republic1.21M t2024
23Kenya1.21M t2024
24Niger1.12M t2024
25Liberia606.96K t2024
26Gabon306.21K t2024
27Chad297.84K t2024
28Zimbabwe255.52K t2024
29Mali178.4K t2024
30Somalia98.46K t2024
31Equatorial Guinea77.19K t2024
32Comoros58.92K t2024
33Guinea-Bissau56.56K t2024
34Burkina Faso16.61K t2024
35Gambia12.21K t2024
36Cabo Verde2.12K t2024
37Mauritius1.69K t2024
38Sao Tome and Principe1.43K t2024
39Seychelles241.36 t2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 39 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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