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