Sugar cane — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Sugar cane — Yield was 80,871 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80,871 kg/ha
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
21st
of 103 countries
All-time high
82,652 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
22,357 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 80,871 kg/ha for sugar cane — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — yield in China, mainland peaked at 82,652 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,357 kg/ha, in 1962.

That places China, mainland 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Sugar cane — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 22,642 kg/ha —
1962 22,357 kg/ha -1.3%
1963 42,400 kg/ha +89.6%
1964 39,741 kg/ha -6.3%
1965 38,214 kg/ha -3.8%
1966 33,035 kg/ha -13.6%
1967 36,960 kg/ha +11.9%
1968 32,245 kg/ha -12.8%
1969 32,003 kg/ha -0.8%
1970 34,746 kg/ha +8.6%
1971 30,842 kg/ha -11.2%
1972 34,437 kg/ha +11.7%
1973 33,613 kg/ha -2.4%
1974 33,352 kg/ha -0.8%
1975 31,850 kg/ha -4.5%
1976 30,734 kg/ha -3.5%
1977 35,030 kg/ha +14.0%
1978 38,500 kg/ha +9.9%
1979 42,024 kg/ha +9.2%
1980 47,614 kg/ha +13.3%
1981 53,864 kg/ha +13.1%
1982 56,507 kg/ha +4.9%
1983 47,655 kg/ha -15.7%
1984 54,284 kg/ha +13.9%
1985 53,419 kg/ha -1.6%
1986 52,923 kg/ha -0.9%
1987 55,202 kg/ha +4.3%
1988 53,100 kg/ha -3.8%
1989 50,854 kg/ha -4.2%
1990 57,118 kg/ha +12.3%
1991 58,345 kg/ha +2.1%
1992 58,606 kg/ha +0.4%
1993 59,012 kg/ha +0.7%
1994 57,668 kg/ha -2.3%
1995 58,133 kg/ha +0.8%
1996 56,470 kg/ha -2.9%
1997 60,158 kg/ha +6.5%
1998 59,550 kg/ha -1.0%
1999 57,338 kg/ha -3.7%
2000 57,626 kg/ha +0.5%
2001 60,625 kg/ha +5.2%
2002 64,664 kg/ha +6.7%
2003 64,023 kg/ha -1.0%
2004 65,199 kg/ha +1.8%
2005 63,970 kg/ha -1.9%
2006 70,450 kg/ha +10.1%
2007 71,228 kg/ha +1.1%
2008 71,210 kg/ha -0.0%
2009 68,094 kg/ha -4.4%
2010 65,700 kg/ha -3.5%
2011 66,485 kg/ha +1.2%
2012 68,600 kg/ha +3.2%
2013 70,576 kg/ha +2.9%
2014 71,352 kg/ha +1.1%
2015 72,537 kg/ha +1.7%
2016 73,620 kg/ha +1.5%
2017 76,132 kg/ha +3.4%
2018 76,892 kg/ha +1.0%
2019 78,655 kg/ha +2.3%
2020 79,888 kg/ha +1.6%
2021 81,047 kg/ha +1.5%
2022 80,192 kg/ha -1.1%
2023 82,652 kg/ha +3.1%
2024 80,871 kg/ha -2.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane — Yield in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1963 +89.6% 22,357 kg/ha 42,400 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33,288 kg/ha 22,357 kg/ha 42,400 kg/ha 9
1970s 34,513 kg/ha 30,734 kg/ha 42,024 kg/ha 10
1980s 52,542 kg/ha 47,614 kg/ha 56,507 kg/ha 10
1990s 58,240 kg/ha 56,470 kg/ha 60,158 kg/ha 10
2000s 65,709 kg/ha 57,626 kg/ha 71,228 kg/ha 10
2010s 72,055 kg/ha 65,700 kg/ha 78,655 kg/ha 10
2020s 80,930 kg/ha 79,888 kg/ha 82,652 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 19 Ecuador 83,539 kg/ha compare
  2. 20 Zimbabwe 83,000 kg/ha compare
  3. 22 China 80,791 kg/ha compare
  4. 22 Caribbean 38,743 kg/ha compare
  5. 23 Saint Lucia 80,000 kg/ha compare
  6. 24 Cabo Verde 7,078 kg/ha compare
  7. 24 India 78,953 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — yield in China, mainland?
Sugar cane — yield in China, mainland was 80,871 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 82,652 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar cane — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 22,357 kg/ha in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for sugar cane — yield?
China, mainland ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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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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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