Western Africa vs Zimbabwe: Sugar cane — Yield
Sugar cane — Yield over time
- Western Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 83,000 kg/ha against 37,904 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 45,096 kg/ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.2 times Western Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Western Africa ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 25 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,566 kg/ha | 97,564 kg/ha | 73,998 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 37,481 kg/ha | 100,035 kg/ha | 62,553 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 45,452 kg/ha | 108,072 kg/ha | 62,620 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 45,125 kg/ha | 97,359 kg/ha | 52,234 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 40,068 kg/ha | 88,073 kg/ha | 48,005 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 38,488 kg/ha | 78,044 kg/ha | 39,556 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 38,055 kg/ha | 80,800 kg/ha | 42,745 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane — yield, Western Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 83,000 kg/ha against 37,904 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — yield between Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 45,096 kg/ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Western Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for sugar cane — yield?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 25 groups.
- 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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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.