Malawi vs South Africa: Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square

Malawi
2.35 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
37th
South Africa rank
40th

Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
0123196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.35 t per square kilometre against 1.71 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.64 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 40th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.08 t per square kilometre 1.1 t per square kilometre 1.02 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.6778 t per square kilometre 1.56 t per square kilometre 0.8786 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.73 t per square kilometre 1.79 t per square kilometre 0.0618 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2.07 t per square kilometre 1.71 t per square kilometre 0.3614 t per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 2.74 t per square kilometre 2 t per square kilometre 0.7355 t per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 2.94 t per square kilometre 1.69 t per square kilometre 1.25 t per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 2.69 t per square kilometre 1.68 t per square kilometre 1.01 t per square kilometre Malawi

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, Malawi or South Africa?
Malawi, at 2.35 t per square kilometre against 1.71 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production, per square between Malawi and South Africa?
0.64 t per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production, per square?
Malawi ranks 37th 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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Indicator
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
125 places, 6,773 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.