Guatemala vs Malawi: Sugar cane yields

Guatemala
104.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
107.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
4th
Malawi rank
2nd

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Guatemala
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 107.51 tonnes per hectare against 104.75 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 2.76 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 110 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 71.02 tonnes per hectare 94.71 tonnes per hectare 23.69 tonnes per hectare Malawi
1970s 81.44 tonnes per hectare 109.23 tonnes per hectare 27.8 tonnes per hectare Malawi
1980s 89.09 tonnes per hectare 113.6 tonnes per hectare 24.52 tonnes per hectare Malawi
1990s 95.43 tonnes per hectare 102.23 tonnes per hectare 6.8 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2000s 96.15 tonnes per hectare 107.31 tonnes per hectare 11.16 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2010s 107.13 tonnes per hectare 107.18 tonnes per hectare 0.0529 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2020s 105.35 tonnes per hectare 107.64 tonnes per hectare 2.29 tonnes per hectare Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Guatemala or Malawi?
Malawi, at 107.51 tonnes per hectare against 104.75 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Guatemala and Malawi?
2.76 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malawi?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Malawi rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Guatemala ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Sugar cane yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.