Brazil vs Reunion: Sugar cane yields

Brazil
75.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Reunion
73.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Brazil rank
25th
Reunion rank
27th

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Brazil
  • Reunion
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 75.58 tonnes per hectare against 73.61 tonnes per hectare in Reunion, a difference of 1.97 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.

Brazil ranks 25th and Reunion ranks 27th of 110 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Reunion Difference Ahead
1960s 44.35 tonnes per hectare 58.41 tonnes per hectare 14.07 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1970s 49.08 tonnes per hectare 61.18 tonnes per hectare 12.1 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1980s 60.64 tonnes per hectare 57.91 tonnes per hectare 2.73 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1990s 65.82 tonnes per hectare 66.94 tonnes per hectare 1.12 tonnes per hectare Reunion
2000s 72.03 tonnes per hectare 73.09 tonnes per hectare 1.07 tonnes per hectare Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Brazil or Reunion?
Brazil, at 75.58 tonnes per hectare against 73.61 tonnes per hectare in Reunion as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Brazil and Reunion?
1.97 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Reunion?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
How do Brazil and Reunion rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Brazil ranks 25th and Reunion ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Sugar cane yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.