Uganda vs Uruguay: Sugar cane yields
Uganda
69.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
71.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
29th
Sugar cane yields over time
- Uganda
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 71.3 tonnes per hectare against 69.97 tonnes per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 1.33 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73 tonnes per hectare | 40.64 tonnes per hectare | 32.36 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1970s | 31.9 tonnes per hectare | 40.83 tonnes per hectare | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.94 tonnes per hectare | 53.41 tonnes per hectare | 40.47 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 63.31 tonnes per hectare | 53.45 tonnes per hectare | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2000s | 70.13 tonnes per hectare | 52.58 tonnes per hectare | 17.55 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 69.57 tonnes per hectare | 56.25 tonnes per hectare | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 69.33 tonnes per hectare | 71.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane yields, Uganda or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 71.3 tonnes per hectare against 69.97 tonnes per hectare in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane yields between Uganda and Uruguay?
- 1.33 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Uruguay rank globally for sugar cane yields?
- Uganda ranks 32nd 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.