Ecuador vs French Polynesia: Sugar cane yields
Ecuador
83.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Polynesia
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
18th
French Polynesia rank
15th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Ecuador
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 88.62 tonnes per hectare against 83.54 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 5.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and French Polynesia ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and French Polynesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.14 tonnes per hectare | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 67.51 tonnes per hectare | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 9.58 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 62.03 tonnes per hectare | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 58.65 tonnes per hectare | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 75.85 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 0.8459 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 82.04 tonnes per hectare | 83.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 80.26 tonnes per hectare | 87.63 tonnes per hectare | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Ecuador or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 88.62 tonnes per hectare against 83.54 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Ecuador and French Polynesia?
- 5.08 tonnes per hectare, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and French Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and French Polynesia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Ecuador ranks 18th 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.