Congo vs Sri Lanka: Sugar cane yields

Congo
37.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
36.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
82nd

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Congo
  • Sri Lanka
204060196119922024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 37.23 tonnes per hectare against 36.99 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 47.18 tonnes per hectare 25.44 tonnes per hectare 21.74 tonnes per hectare Congo
1970s 37.12 tonnes per hectare 47.42 tonnes per hectare 10.3 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
1980s 22.08 tonnes per hectare 36.47 tonnes per hectare 14.38 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
1990s 28.45 tonnes per hectare 48.59 tonnes per hectare 20.14 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2000s 36.96 tonnes per hectare 59.27 tonnes per hectare 22.31 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2010s 36.48 tonnes per hectare 47.18 tonnes per hectare 10.69 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2020s 37.23 tonnes per hectare 52.29 tonnes per hectare 15.05 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Congo or Sri Lanka?
Congo, at 37.23 tonnes per hectare against 36.99 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Congo and Sri Lanka?
0.24 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Congo ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd 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.