Kenya vs Uganda: Sugar cane yields
Kenya
69.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
69.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
34th
Uganda rank
32nd
Sugar cane yields over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 69.97 tonnes per hectare against 69.42 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.55 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.28 tonnes per hectare | 73 tonnes per hectare | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1970s | 74.18 tonnes per hectare | 31.9 tonnes per hectare | 42.28 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 99.54 tonnes per hectare | 12.94 tonnes per hectare | 86.6 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 87.18 tonnes per hectare | 63.31 tonnes per hectare | 23.86 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 83.81 tonnes per hectare | 70.13 tonnes per hectare | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 76.34 tonnes per hectare | 69.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 74.16 tonnes per hectare | 69.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 69.97 tonnes per hectare against 69.42 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.55 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Uganda ranks 32nd 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.