Barbados vs Ethiopia: Sugar cane yields
Barbados
41.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
42.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Barbados rank
74th
Ethiopia rank
72nd
Sugar cane yields over time
- Barbados
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 42.59 tonnes per hectare against 41.05 tonnes per hectare in Barbados, a difference of 1.54 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Barbados ranks 74th and Ethiopia ranks 72nd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.14 tonnes per hectare | 92.76 tonnes per hectare | 37.62 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 53.47 tonnes per hectare | 85.88 tonnes per hectare | 32.41 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 44.66 tonnes per hectare | 42.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
| 2020s | 42.52 tonnes per hectare | 43.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.621 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Barbados or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 42.59 tonnes per hectare against 41.05 tonnes per hectare in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 1.54 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Ethiopia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Barbados ranks 74th and Ethiopia ranks 72nd 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.