Malawi vs Senegal: Sugar cane yields
Malawi
107.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
114.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
2nd
Senegal rank
1st
Sugar cane yields over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 114.02 tonnes per hectare against 107.51 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 6.51 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st of 110 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.08 tonnes per hectare | 45.73 tonnes per hectare | 62.35 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 113.6 tonnes per hectare | 107.9 tonnes per hectare | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 102.23 tonnes per hectare | 110.56 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 107.31 tonnes per hectare | 114.58 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 107.18 tonnes per hectare | 114.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 107.64 tonnes per hectare | 114.23 tonnes per hectare | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Malawi or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 114.02 tonnes per hectare against 107.51 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Malawi and Senegal?
- 6.51 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st 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.