Jamaica vs Spain: Sugar cane yields
Jamaica
61.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
57.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Jamaica rank
50th
Spain rank
53rd
Sugar cane yields over time
- Jamaica
- Spain
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 61.27 tonnes per hectare against 57.89 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 3.38 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Spain ranks 53rd of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.39 tonnes per hectare | 73.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 65.95 tonnes per hectare | 72.59 tonnes per hectare | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 58.81 tonnes per hectare | 70.85 tonnes per hectare | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 62.2 tonnes per hectare | 75.94 tonnes per hectare | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 57.33 tonnes per hectare | 71.37 tonnes per hectare | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 54.46 tonnes per hectare | 45.35 tonnes per hectare | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Jamaica or Spain?
- Jamaica, at 61.27 tonnes per hectare against 57.89 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Jamaica and Spain?
- 3.38 tonnes per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Spain rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Spain ranks 53rd 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.