Malawi vs Zambia: Sugar cane yields
Malawi
107.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
103.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 107.51 tonnes per hectare against 103.68 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 3.83 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.14 tonnes per hectare | 114.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1970s | 109.23 tonnes per hectare | 108.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 113.6 tonnes per hectare | 108.71 tonnes per hectare | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 102.23 tonnes per hectare | 103.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9877 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2000s | 107.31 tonnes per hectare | 104.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 107.18 tonnes per hectare | 103.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 107.64 tonnes per hectare | 103.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 107.51 tonnes per hectare against 103.68 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Malawi and Zambia?
- 3.83 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th 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.