Barbados vs Suriname: Sugar cane yields
Barbados
41.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
40.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Barbados rank
74th
Suriname rank
76th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 41.05 tonnes per hectare against 40.49 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 0.56 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 76th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.59 tonnes per hectare | 88.87 tonnes per hectare | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1970s | 60.62 tonnes per hectare | 72.34 tonnes per hectare | 11.71 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1980s | 58.21 tonnes per hectare | 46.67 tonnes per hectare | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
| 1990s | 55.8 tonnes per hectare | 37.08 tonnes per hectare | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
| 2000s | 53.47 tonnes per hectare | 39.88 tonnes per hectare | 13.6 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
| 2010s | 44.66 tonnes per hectare | 40.18 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
| 2020s | 42.52 tonnes per hectare | 40.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 41.05 tonnes per hectare against 40.49 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.56 tonnes per hectare, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Barbados ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 76th 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.