Belize vs French Guiana: Sugar cane yields
Belize
40.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Guiana
40.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Belize rank
77th
French Guiana rank
75th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Belize
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 40.98 tonnes per hectare against 40.13 tonnes per hectare in Belize, a difference of 0.85 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 77th and French Guiana ranks 75th of 110 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.79 tonnes per hectare | 50.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.6747 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 46.76 tonnes per hectare | 49.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 40.8 tonnes per hectare | 48.57 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 45.8 tonnes per hectare | 56.35 tonnes per hectare | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 45.41 tonnes per hectare | 69.95 tonnes per hectare | 24.54 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Belize or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 40.98 tonnes per hectare against 40.13 tonnes per hectare in Belize as of 2006.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Belize and French Guiana?
- 0.85 tonnes per hectare, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and French Guiana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
- How do Belize and French Guiana rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Belize ranks 77th and French Guiana ranks 75th 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.