Ghana vs Rwanda: Sugar cane yields
Ghana
24.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
21.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
95th
Rwanda rank
98th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 24.3 tonnes per hectare against 21.47 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 2.83 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ghana ranks 95th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | 30.18 tonnes per hectare | 16.13 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 40.35 tonnes per hectare | 29.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 25.32 tonnes per hectare | 44.76 tonnes per hectare | 19.44 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 26.66 tonnes per hectare | 24.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | 21.35 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.88 tonnes per hectare | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 9.77 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 24.37 tonnes per hectare | 16.29 tonnes per hectare | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 24.3 tonnes per hectare against 21.47 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 2.83 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Rwanda ranks 98th 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.