French Polynesia vs United States: Sugar cane yields
French Polynesia
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
84.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
15th
United States rank
17th
Sugar cane yields over time
- French Polynesia
- United States
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 88.62 tonnes per hectare against 84.21 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 4.41 tonnes per hectare.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 91.66 tonnes per hectare | 15.61 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 82.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 82.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 76.41 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 75 tonnes per hectare | 79.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 83.92 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 87.63 tonnes per hectare | 82.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, French Polynesia or United States?
- French Polynesia, at 88.62 tonnes per hectare against 84.21 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between French Polynesia and United States?
- 4.41 tonnes per hectare, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do French Polynesia and United States rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- French Polynesia ranks 15th and United States ranks 17th 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.