Nicaragua vs Peru: Sugar cane yields
Nicaragua
95.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Peru
101.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
9th
Peru rank
6th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 101.63 tonnes per hectare against 95.37 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 6.26 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 9th and Peru ranks 6th of 110 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | 144.68 tonnes per hectare | 89.39 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 61.57 tonnes per hectare | 144.64 tonnes per hectare | 83.06 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 60.95 tonnes per hectare | 110.05 tonnes per hectare | 49.09 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 65.88 tonnes per hectare | 114.23 tonnes per hectare | 48.35 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 83.28 tonnes per hectare | 120.24 tonnes per hectare | 36.96 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 93.68 tonnes per hectare | 109.98 tonnes per hectare | 16.3 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2020s | 95.44 tonnes per hectare | 102.93 tonnes per hectare | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 101.63 tonnes per hectare against 95.37 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 6.26 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th and Peru ranks 6th 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.