Sugar cane — Yield in Central America

Central America: Sugar cane — Yield was 76,463 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76,463 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
85,541 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
51,389 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Yield in Central America, 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 Central America is 76,463 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — yield in Central America peaked at 85,541 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51,389 kg/ha, in 1961.

Central America ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 57,986 kg/ha 51,389 kg/ha 62,358 kg/ha 9
1970s 63,990 kg/ha 60,562 kg/ha 66,930 kg/ha 10
1980s 68,151 kg/ha 60,608 kg/ha 73,657 kg/ha 10
1990s 75,529 kg/ha 71,543 kg/ha 80,188 kg/ha 10
2000s 77,703 kg/ha 74,690 kg/ha 80,342 kg/ha 10
2010s 80,300 kg/ha 72,457 kg/ha 85,541 kg/ha 10
2020s 77,506 kg/ha 76,176 kg/ha 78,930 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 7 Peru 101,629 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Burkina Faso 101,402 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Sudan (former) 100,119 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 95,809 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Nicaragua 95,372 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Eswatini 92,233 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 91,950 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — yield in Central America?
Sugar cane — yield in Central America was 76,463 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — yield recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 85,541 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest sugar cane — yield recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 51,389 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Central America rank for sugar cane — yield?
Central America ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — yield rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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