Argentina vs Madagascar: Sugar cane yields
Argentina
28.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
31.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
89th
Madagascar rank
88th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Argentina
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.32 tonnes per hectare against 28.32 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 3 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Argentina ranks 89th and Madagascar ranks 88th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.12 tonnes per hectare | 52.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 49.71 tonnes per hectare | 42.87 tonnes per hectare | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 50.32 tonnes per hectare | 31.61 tonnes per hectare | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 62.5 tonnes per hectare | 34.16 tonnes per hectare | 28.34 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 74.18 tonnes per hectare | 32.28 tonnes per hectare | 41.9 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 54.3 tonnes per hectare | 31.73 tonnes per hectare | 22.56 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 31.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Argentina or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 31.32 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 Madagascar?
- 3 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Madagascar rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Argentina ranks 89th and Madagascar ranks 88th 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.