French Polynesia vs Portugal: Sugar cane yields
French Polynesia
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
88.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
French Polynesia rank
15th
Portugal rank
14th
Sugar cane yields over time
- French Polynesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 88.82 tonnes per hectare against 88.62 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 38.15 tonnes per hectare | 37.89 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 28.33 tonnes per hectare | 48.77 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 33.03 tonnes per hectare | 41.96 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 79.27 tonnes per hectare | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 75 tonnes per hectare | 81.92 tonnes per hectare | 6.92 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2010s | 83.44 tonnes per hectare | 87.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, French Polynesia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 88.82 tonnes per hectare against 88.62 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do French Polynesia and Portugal rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- French Polynesia ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.