Peru vs Zambia: Sugar cane yields
Peru
101.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
103.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
6th
Zambia rank
5th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 103.68 tonnes per hectare against 101.63 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 2.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.29 tonnes per hectare | 114.51 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 144.64 tonnes per hectare | 108.17 tonnes per hectare | 36.47 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 110.05 tonnes per hectare | 108.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 114.23 tonnes per hectare | 103.22 tonnes per hectare | 11.01 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 120.24 tonnes per hectare | 104.34 tonnes per hectare | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 109.98 tonnes per hectare | 103.66 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2020s | 102.67 tonnes per hectare | 103.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 103.68 tonnes per hectare against 101.63 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Peru and Zambia?
- 2.05 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Peru ranks 6th 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.