Japan vs South Africa: Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square
Japan
1.58 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
43rd
South Africa rank
40th
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.71 t per square kilometre against 1.58 t per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.13 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 40th of 124 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 0.2635 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.7 t per square kilometre | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 0.1388 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.5 t per square kilometre | 1.79 t per square kilometre | 0.7099 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.42 t per square kilometre | 1.71 t per square kilometre | 0.7162 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.51 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | 0.5102 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.97 t per square kilometre | 1.69 t per square kilometre | 0.2806 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.94 t per square kilometre | 1.68 t per square kilometre | 0.265 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production, per square, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.71 t per square kilometre against 1.58 t per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production, per square between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.13 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production, per square?
- Japan ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 40th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.