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
20406080196119922024

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

Indicator
Sugar cane yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.