Based on a comparison of 77 countries in 2018, Nigeria ranked the highest in cassava production with 59,475 kt followed by Thailand and Dem. Republic of the Congo. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with 0.004 kt, Seychelles with 0.234 kt and Mauritius with 0.681 kt.
Total cassava production reached 277,809 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.538 % less than in the previous year and 17.2 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total cassava production reached an all time high of 293,010 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 71,260 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.42 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Nigeria, accounted for 21.4 % of cassava production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 43.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 75.7 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Cassava Production indicator page.
Cassava Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Angola | kt | 10,636 | 16,412 | 7,639 | 7,727 | 9,847 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 23,045 | 21,484 | 23,254 | 23,060 | 21,036 | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | kt | 7,614 | 7,550 | 7,733 | 7,632 | 7,638 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | kt | 4,287 | 4,596 | 4,908 | 5,192 | 4,899 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 4,560 | 4,585 | 4,670 | 4,772 | 4,807 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 33,033 | 33,918 | 34,868 | 34,931 | 34,572 | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | kt | 14,547 | 15,990 | 17,798 | 17,213 | 17,798 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 24,177 | 23,937 | 23,436 | 21,801 | 20,261 | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | kt | 2,412 | 2,436 | 4,239 | 5,087 | 4,548 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | kt | 4,692 | 4,814 | 5,103 | 5,013 | 4,997 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | kt | 8,198 | 4,303 | 8,273 | 8,103 | 9,100 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kt | 50,950 | 47,407 | 56,328 | 57,643 | 59,566 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | kt | 5,462 | 4,755 | 4,993 | 5,886 | 5,635 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kt | 29,848 | 30,228 | 30,022 | 32,358 | 31,161 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 9,736 | 9,758 | 10,210 | 10,740 | 10,910 |