El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Sugar cane — Yield

El Salvador
95,809 kg/ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
95,372 kg/ha
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
11th

Sugar cane — Yield over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 95,809 kg/ha against 95,372 kg/ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 437 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 11th of 103 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 46,909 kg/ha 55,293 kg/ha 8,385 kg/ha Nicaragua
1970s 74,461 kg/ha 61,573 kg/ha 12,889 kg/ha El Salvador
1980s 83,331 kg/ha 60,954 kg/ha 22,377 kg/ha El Salvador
1990s 79,010 kg/ha 65,881 kg/ha 13,129 kg/ha El Salvador
2000s 79,610 kg/ha 83,283 kg/ha 3,673 kg/ha Nicaragua
2010s 88,311 kg/ha 93,681 kg/ha 5,371 kg/ha Nicaragua
2020s 95,957 kg/ha 95,437 kg/ha 519.43 kg/ha El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — yield, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 95,809 kg/ha against 95,372 kg/ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane — yield between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
437 kg/ha, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for sugar cane — yield?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 11th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,155 data points, 1961–2024
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