Reunion vs Uruguay: Sugar cane yields

Reunion
73.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Uruguay
71.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Reunion rank
27th
Uruguay rank
29th

Sugar cane yields over time

  • Reunion
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 73.61 tonnes per hectare against 71.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 2.31 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 110 countries.

Reunion has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Reunion Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 58.41 tonnes per hectare 40.64 tonnes per hectare 17.77 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1970s 61.18 tonnes per hectare 40.83 tonnes per hectare 20.36 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1980s 57.91 tonnes per hectare 53.41 tonnes per hectare 4.5 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1990s 66.94 tonnes per hectare 53.45 tonnes per hectare 13.49 tonnes per hectare Reunion
2000s 73.09 tonnes per hectare 51.86 tonnes per hectare 21.24 tonnes per hectare Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane yields, Reunion or Uruguay?
Reunion, at 73.61 tonnes per hectare against 71.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2006.
What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Reunion and Uruguay?
2.31 tonnes per hectare, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
How do Reunion and Uruguay rank globally for sugar cane yields?
Reunion ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.