Belize vs Suriname: Sugar cane yields
Belize
40.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
40.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belize rank
77th
Suriname rank
76th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Belize
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 40.49 tonnes per hectare against 40.13 tonnes per hectare in Belize, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Belize ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 76th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.79 tonnes per hectare | 88.87 tonnes per hectare | 39.08 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1970s | 46.76 tonnes per hectare | 72.34 tonnes per hectare | 25.57 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1980s | 40.8 tonnes per hectare | 46.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1990s | 45.8 tonnes per hectare | 37.08 tonnes per hectare | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
| 2000s | 44.23 tonnes per hectare | 39.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
| 2010s | 42.9 tonnes per hectare | 40.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
| 2020s | 41.11 tonnes per hectare | 40.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Belize or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 40.49 tonnes per hectare against 40.13 tonnes per hectare in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Belize and Suriname?
- 0.36 tonnes per hectare, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Belize ranks 77th 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.