Burundi vs Uruguay: Sugar cane yields

Burundi
74.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
71.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
26th
Uruguay rank
29th

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Burundi
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 74.58 tonnes per hectare against 71.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 3.28 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 110 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 55.56 tonnes per hectare 40.83 tonnes per hectare 14.73 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1980s 69.11 tonnes per hectare 53.41 tonnes per hectare 15.7 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1990s 79.42 tonnes per hectare 53.45 tonnes per hectare 25.97 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2000s 52.35 tonnes per hectare 52.58 tonnes per hectare 0.2361 tonnes per hectare Uruguay
2010s 73.75 tonnes per hectare 56.25 tonnes per hectare 17.5 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2020s 67.95 tonnes per hectare 71.14 tonnes per hectare 3.18 tonnes per hectare Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Burundi or Uruguay?
Burundi, at 74.58 tonnes per hectare against 71.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Burundi and Uruguay?
3.28 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Uruguay rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Burundi ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.