Argentina vs Cuba: Sugar cane yields
Argentina
28.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba
33.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
89th
Cuba rank
87th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Argentina
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 33.48 tonnes per hectare against 28.32 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 5.16 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Argentina ranks 89th and Cuba ranks 87th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.12 tonnes per hectare | 40.51 tonnes per hectare | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 49.71 tonnes per hectare | 47.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 50.32 tonnes per hectare | 54.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 62.5 tonnes per hectare | 38.72 tonnes per hectare | 23.78 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 74.18 tonnes per hectare | 33.25 tonnes per hectare | 40.93 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 54.3 tonnes per hectare | 38.57 tonnes per hectare | 15.73 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 33.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Argentina or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 33.48 tonnes per hectare against 28.32 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Argentina and Cuba?
- 5.16 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cuba?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Cuba rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Argentina ranks 89th and Cuba ranks 87th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar cane yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.