Australia vs Colombia: Sugar cane yields
Australia
87.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia
89.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Colombia rank
13th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 89.22 tonnes per hectare against 87.66 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 1.56 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 13th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.72 tonnes per hectare | 49.19 tonnes per hectare | 25.54 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 81.78 tonnes per hectare | 69.38 tonnes per hectare | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 81.31 tonnes per hectare | 81.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1941 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 86.34 tonnes per hectare | 86.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.2398 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 83.54 tonnes per hectare | 91.99 tonnes per hectare | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 80.35 tonnes per hectare | 80.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 88.03 tonnes per hectare | 91.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Australia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 89.22 tonnes per hectare against 87.66 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Australia and Colombia?
- 1.56 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Australia ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 13th 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.