Bhutan vs Laos: Sugar cane yields
Bhutan
44.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
49.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
68th
Laos rank
65th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 49.36 tonnes per hectare against 44.92 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 4.44 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 68th and Laos ranks 65th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.87 tonnes per hectare | 28.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 37.62 tonnes per hectare | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 43.95 tonnes per hectare | 34.31 tonnes per hectare | 9.64 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 48.81 tonnes per hectare | 55.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 43.84 tonnes per hectare | 50.07 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Bhutan or Laos?
- Laos, at 49.36 tonnes per hectare against 44.92 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Bhutan and Laos?
- 4.44 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Bhutan ranks 68th and Laos ranks 65th 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.