Australia vs Zimbabwe: Sugar cane yields
Australia
87.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Australia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.66 tonnes per hectare against 83 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4.66 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.72 tonnes per hectare | 97.56 tonnes per hectare | 22.84 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 81.78 tonnes per hectare | 100.03 tonnes per hectare | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 81.31 tonnes per hectare | 108.07 tonnes per hectare | 26.76 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 86.34 tonnes per hectare | 97.36 tonnes per hectare | 11.02 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 83.54 tonnes per hectare | 88.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 80.35 tonnes per hectare | 78.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 88.03 tonnes per hectare | 80.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Australia or Zimbabwe?
- Australia, at 87.66 tonnes per hectare against 83 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 4.66 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Australia ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.