French Guiana vs Niger: Sugar cane yields
French Guiana
40.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Niger
42.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Guiana rank
75th
Niger rank
73rd
Sugar cane yields over time
- French Guiana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 42.19 tonnes per hectare against 40.98 tonnes per hectare in French Guiana, a difference of 1.21 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 75th and Niger ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.47 tonnes per hectare | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | 32 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 49.64 tonnes per hectare | 41.23 tonnes per hectare | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 48.57 tonnes per hectare | 28.05 tonnes per hectare | 20.52 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 56.35 tonnes per hectare | 26.55 tonnes per hectare | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 69.95 tonnes per hectare | 58.26 tonnes per hectare | 11.69 tonnes per hectare | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, French Guiana or Niger?
- Niger, at 42.19 tonnes per hectare against 40.98 tonnes per hectare in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between French Guiana and Niger?
- 1.21 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Niger?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
- How do French Guiana and Niger rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- French Guiana ranks 75th and Niger ranks 73rd 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.