China vs Zimbabwe: Sugar cane yields
China
80.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Sugar cane yields over time
- China
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 83 tonnes per hectare against 80.87 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 2.13 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
China ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.29 tonnes per hectare | 97.56 tonnes per hectare | 64.28 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 34.51 tonnes per hectare | 100.03 tonnes per hectare | 65.52 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 52.54 tonnes per hectare | 108.07 tonnes per hectare | 55.53 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 58.24 tonnes per hectare | 97.36 tonnes per hectare | 39.12 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 65.71 tonnes per hectare | 88.07 tonnes per hectare | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 72.05 tonnes per hectare | 78.04 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 80.93 tonnes per hectare | 80.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.1302 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, China or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 83 tonnes per hectare against 80.87 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between China and Zimbabwe?
- 2.13 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Zimbabwe rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- China ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.