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
050100150196619952024

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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.