Niger vs Suriname: Sugar cane yields

Niger
42.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
40.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
73rd
Suriname rank
76th

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Niger
  • Suriname
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 42.19 tonnes per hectare against 40.49 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 1.7 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Niger ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 76th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 18.47 tonnes per hectare 88.87 tonnes per hectare 70.4 tonnes per hectare Suriname
1970s 41.23 tonnes per hectare 72.34 tonnes per hectare 31.11 tonnes per hectare Suriname
1980s 28.05 tonnes per hectare 46.67 tonnes per hectare 18.62 tonnes per hectare Suriname
1990s 26.55 tonnes per hectare 37.08 tonnes per hectare 10.54 tonnes per hectare Suriname
2000s 56.35 tonnes per hectare 39.88 tonnes per hectare 16.48 tonnes per hectare Niger
2010s 42.47 tonnes per hectare 40.18 tonnes per hectare 2.29 tonnes per hectare Niger
2020s 47.54 tonnes per hectare 40.57 tonnes per hectare 6.97 tonnes per hectare Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Niger or Suriname?
Niger, at 42.19 tonnes per hectare against 40.49 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Niger and Suriname?
1.7 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Suriname?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and Suriname rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Niger ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 76th 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

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.