Australia vs French Polynesia: Sugar cane yields
Australia
87.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Polynesia
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
French Polynesia rank
15th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Australia
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 88.62 tonnes per hectare against 87.66 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.96 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and French Polynesia ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.72 tonnes per hectare | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 81.78 tonnes per hectare | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 81.31 tonnes per hectare | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 86.34 tonnes per hectare | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 15.24 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 83.54 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 80.35 tonnes per hectare | 83.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 88.03 tonnes per hectare | 87.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.4071 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Australia or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 88.62 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 French Polynesia?
- 0.96 tonnes per hectare, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and French Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and French Polynesia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Australia ranks 16th and French Polynesia ranks 15th 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.