> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 20245.1 million t
World rank17 of 94
10-year change+9.1%
Record5.1 million t2020

## Cassava in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## China compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.5%1.6% in 2014
Yield, t/ha16.4world 10.2 (+61%)
kg per person3.57world 41.9
10-year change+9.1%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/india/) | 6,283,343 | 1.8% |
| 16 | [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/malawi/) | 6,278,880 | 1.8% |
| 17 | **China** | 5,069,031 | 1.5% |
| 18 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/benin/) | 4,448,391 | 1.3% |
| 19 | [Zambia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/zambia/) | 3,127,778 | 0.91% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

### Map of world production of cassava

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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

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/nigeria/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/dr-congo/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/thailand/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/ghana/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/indonesia/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cambodia/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/angola/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/vietnam/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mozambique/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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