Guyana vs Laos: Sugar cane yields
Guyana
52.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
49.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana rank
62nd
Laos rank
65th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 52.29 tonnes per hectare against 49.36 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 2.93 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 65th of 110 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 78.12 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 75.06 tonnes per hectare | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | 60.31 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 70.87 tonnes per hectare | 27.84 tonnes per hectare | 43.03 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 1990s | 70.74 tonnes per hectare | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 70.24 tonnes per hectare | 34.31 tonnes per hectare | 35.93 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 57.55 tonnes per hectare | 55.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 54.15 tonnes per hectare | 50.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Guyana or Laos?
- Guyana, at 52.29 tonnes per hectare against 49.36 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Guyana and Laos?
- 2.93 tonnes per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Guyana ranks 62nd and Laos ranks 65th 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.