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
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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

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.