Colombia vs French Polynesia: Sugar cane yields
Colombia
89.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Polynesia
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
13th
French Polynesia rank
15th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Colombia
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 89.22 tonnes per hectare against 88.62 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.6 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and French Polynesia ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and French Polynesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.19 tonnes per hectare | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 26.86 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 69.38 tonnes per hectare | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 7.71 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 81.12 tonnes per hectare | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 86.58 tonnes per hectare | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 15.48 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 91.99 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 80.24 tonnes per hectare | 83.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 91.38 tonnes per hectare | 87.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Colombia or French Polynesia?
- Colombia, at 89.22 tonnes per hectare against 88.62 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Colombia and French Polynesia?
- 0.6 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and French Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and French Polynesia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Colombia ranks 13th and French Polynesia ranks 15th 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.