What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Nigeria and Samoa?

5.16 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Nigeria vs Samoa: Sugar cane yields

Nigeria

17.05 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Samoa

11.89 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria rank

103rd

Samoa rank

105th

Sugar cane yields over time

Nigeria
Samoa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.05 tonnes per hectare against 11.89 tonnes per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 5.16 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 105th of 110 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31.39 tonnes per hectare	11.33 tonnes per hectare	20.06 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	38.24 tonnes per hectare	14.8 tonnes per hectare	23.44 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	40.06 tonnes per hectare	15 tonnes per hectare	25.06 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	34.12 tonnes per hectare	12.4 tonnes per hectare	21.72 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	22.17 tonnes per hectare	12 tonnes per hectare	10.17 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	18.33 tonnes per hectare	11.95 tonnes per hectare	6.39 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2020s	17.01 tonnes per hectare	11.89 tonnes per hectare	5.11 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Nigeria or Samoa?: Nigeria, at 17.05 tonnes per hectare against 11.89 tonnes per hectare in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Nigeria and Samoa?: 5.16 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for sugar cane yields?: Nigeria ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 105th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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