Cassava production in China
In 2024 China produced 5.1 million t of cassava, the 17th largest in the world (1.48% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.1%. The record was 5.1 million t in 2020. Area harvested: 309,857 ha, yield 16.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5.1 million t
- World rank
- 17 of 94
- 10-year change
- +9.1%
- Record
- 5.1 million t
- 2020
Cassava in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.5%
- 1.6% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 16.4
- world 10.2 (+61%)
- kg per person
- 3.57
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- +9.1%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | India | 6,283,343 | 1.8% |
| 16 | Malawi | 6,278,880 | 1.8% |
| 17 | China | 5,069,031 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Benin | 4,448,391 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Zambia | 3,127,778 | 0.91% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,069,031 | −0.2% | 309,857 | 16.36 |
| 2023 | 5,079,702 | +0.1% | 309,461 | 16.41 |
| 2022 | 5,072,659 | +0.4% | 308,293 | 16.45 |
| 2021 | 5,054,732 | −1.1% | 311,816 | 16.21 |
| 2020 | 5,111,714 | +1.2% | 308,272 | 16.58 |
| 2019 | 5,051,531 | +1.0% | 304,792 | 16.57 |
| 2018 | 5,000,951 | +1.1% | 301,874 | 16.57 |
| 2017 | 4,946,560 | +1.5% | 298,656 | 16.56 |
| 2016 | 4,873,330 | +2.1% | 294,297 | 16.56 |
| 2015 | 4,773,525 | +2.7% | 289,499 | 16.49 |
| 2014 | 4,647,868 | +1.4% | 289,257 | 16.07 |
| 2013 | 4,585,000 | +0.5% | 285,000 | 16.09 |
| 2012 | 4,560,000 | +1.3% | 280,000 | 16.29 |
| 2011 | 4,500,000 | −1.1% | 275,000 | 16.36 |
| 2010 | 4,550,000 | +1.1% | 278,000 | 16.37 |
| 2009 | 4,500,000 | +2.3% | 275,000 | 16.36 |
| 2008 | 4,400,000 | +1.1% | 270,000 | 16.30 |
| 2007 | 4,350,000 | +1.2% | 268,000 | 16.23 |
| 2006 | 4,300,000 | +7.5% | 265,000 | 16.23 |
| 2005 | 4,000,000 | +5.3% | 260,000 | 15.38 |
| 2004 | 3,800,000 | −5.0% | 245,000 | 15.51 |
| 2003 | 4,000,000 | +2.6% | 250,000 | 16.00 |
| 2002 | 3,900,000 | +1.3% | 245,567 | 15.88 |
| 2001 | 3,850,000 | +1.3% | 240,000 | 16.04 |
| 2000 | 3,800,000 | +1.3% | 238,000 | 15.97 |
| 1999 | 3,750,000 | +1.4% | 235,000 | 15.96 |
| 1998 | 3,700,000 | +1.4% | 238,564 | 15.51 |
| 1997 | 3,650,000 | +1.4% | 237,116 | 15.39 |
| 1996 | 3,600,000 | +2.2% | 235,745 | 15.27 |
| 1995 | 3,522,159 | +0.6% | 233,806 | 15.06 |
| 1994 | 3,500,000 | +2.9% | 234,852 | 14.90 |
| 1993 | 3,400,000 | +1.5% | 230,788 | 14.73 |
| 1992 | 3,350,000 | +1.5% | 230,225 | 14.55 |
| 1991 | 3,300,000 | +3.1% | 229,821 | 14.36 |
| 1990 | 3,200,000 | −3.0% | 230,000 | 13.91 |
| 1989 | 3,300,000 | +1.5% | 225,000 | 14.67 |
| 1988 | 3,250,000 | −1.5% | 230,000 | 14.13 |
| 1987 | 3,300,000 | −5.7% | 230,000 | 14.35 |
| 1986 | 3,500,000 | −2.8% | 230,000 | 15.22 |
| 1985 | 3,600,000 | −5.3% | 240,000 | 15.00 |
| 1984 | 3,800,000 | 0.0% | 240,000 | 15.83 |
| 1983 | 3,800,000 | +5.6% | 240,000 | 15.83 |
| 1982 | 3,600,000 | +2.9% | 235,000 | 15.32 |
| 1981 | 3,500,000 | +6.1% | 230,000 | 15.22 |
| 1980 | 3,300,000 | +18% | 226,000 | 14.60 |
| 1979 | 2,800,000 | +12% | 200,000 | 14.00 |
| 1978 | 2,500,000 | +8.7% | 200,000 | 12.50 |
| 1977 | 2,300,000 | +4.5% | 190,000 | 12.11 |
| 1976 | 2,200,000 | +4.8% | 180,000 | 12.22 |
| 1975 | 2,100,000 | +5.0% | 180,000 | 11.67 |
| 1974 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% | 170,000 | 11.76 |
| 1973 | 2,000,000 | +5.3% | 170,000 | 11.76 |
| 1972 | 1,900,000 | +5.6% | 160,000 | 11.88 |
| 1971 | 1,800,000 | +13% | 150,000 | 12.00 |
| 1970 | 1,600,000 | +6.7% | 140,000 | 11.43 |
| 1969 | 1,500,000 | +7.1% | 130,000 | 11.54 |
| 1968 | 1,400,000 | +17% | 120,000 | 11.67 |
| 1967 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% | 100,000 | 12.00 |
| 1966 | 1,100,000 | 0.0% | 95,000 | 11.58 |
| 1965 | 1,100,000 | +10% | 90,000 | 12.22 |
| 1964 | 1,000,000 | +5.3% | 90,000 | 11.11 |
| 1963 | 950,000 | −5.0% | 85,000 | 11.18 |
| 1962 | 1,000,000 | +6.4% | 85,000 | 11.76 |
| 1961 | 940,000 | — | 80,000 | 11.75 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in China?
China produced 5.1 million t in 2024, 1.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of cassava?
China ranked 17th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in China changed?
It rose by 9.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 5.1 million t in 2020.
What is the yield of cassava in China?
16.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5.1 million t from 309,857 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for China is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.