Sugar cane — Yield in Americas

Americas: Sugar cane — Yield was 73,426 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73,426 kg/ha
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
77,774 kg/ha
in 2009
All-time low
48,510 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — yield in Americas is 73,426 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — yield in Americas peaked at 77,774 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48,510 kg/ha, in 1962.

That places Americas 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52,379 kg/ha 48,510 kg/ha 55,607 kg/ha 9
1970s 55,811 kg/ha 52,734 kg/ha 59,404 kg/ha 10
1980s 61,412 kg/ha 57,823 kg/ha 63,543 kg/ha 10
1990s 63,155 kg/ha 60,390 kg/ha 65,761 kg/ha 10
2000s 72,197 kg/ha 65,623 kg/ha 77,774 kg/ha 10
2010s 73,341 kg/ha 71,558 kg/ha 76,052 kg/ha 10
2020s 73,189 kg/ha 70,758 kg/ha 75,536 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 11 Nicaragua 95,372 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Eswatini 92,233 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 91,950 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 Chad 91,588 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Colombia 89,218 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Portugal 88,822 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 French Polynesia 88,620 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — yield in Americas?
Sugar cane — yield in Americas was 73,426 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 77,774 kg/ha in 2009.
What is the lowest sugar cane — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 48,510 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Americas rank for sugar cane — yield?
Americas ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,155 data points, 1961–2024
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