Kenya vs Tanzania: Sugar cane yields
Kenya
69.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
69.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
34th
Tanzania rank
35th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 69.42 tonnes per hectare against 69.38 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 35th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.28 tonnes per hectare | 28.48 tonnes per hectare | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 74.18 tonnes per hectare | 39.5 tonnes per hectare | 34.67 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 99.54 tonnes per hectare | 95.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 87.18 tonnes per hectare | 89.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 83.81 tonnes per hectare | 94.42 tonnes per hectare | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 76.34 tonnes per hectare | 60.23 tonnes per hectare | 16.11 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 74.16 tonnes per hectare | 69.35 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 69.42 tonnes per hectare against 69.38 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 35th 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.