Sugar cane — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sugar cane — Yield was 56,188 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56,188 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 14 groups
All-time high
57,505 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
40,960 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 56,188 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 57,505 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40,960 kg/ha, in 1961.

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

Sugar cane — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 40,960 kg/ha —
1962 42,217 kg/ha +3.1%
1963 41,614 kg/ha -1.4%
1964 41,931 kg/ha +0.8%
1965 43,018 kg/ha +2.6%
1966 45,913 kg/ha +6.7%
1967 46,680 kg/ha +1.7%
1968 45,488 kg/ha -2.6%
1969 45,692 kg/ha +0.4%
1970 46,358 kg/ha +1.5%
1971 47,508 kg/ha +2.5%
1972 44,994 kg/ha -5.3%
1973 45,580 kg/ha +1.3%
1974 44,784 kg/ha -1.7%
1975 43,933 kg/ha -1.9%
1976 44,442 kg/ha +1.2%
1977 45,352 kg/ha +2.0%
1978 43,869 kg/ha -3.3%
1979 44,416 kg/ha +1.2%
1980 44,224 kg/ha -0.4%
1981 44,869 kg/ha +1.5%
1982 46,063 kg/ha +2.7%
1983 47,851 kg/ha +3.9%
1984 47,906 kg/ha +0.1%
1985 46,894 kg/ha -2.1%
1986 46,390 kg/ha -1.1%
1987 46,973 kg/ha +1.3%
1988 45,906 kg/ha -2.3%
1989 44,963 kg/ha -2.1%
1990 45,202 kg/ha +0.5%
1991 46,619 kg/ha +3.1%
1992 49,468 kg/ha +6.1%
1993 46,729 kg/ha -5.5%
1994 47,589 kg/ha +1.8%
1995 48,239 kg/ha +1.4%
1996 49,385 kg/ha +2.4%
1997 50,181 kg/ha +1.6%
1998 49,608 kg/ha -1.1%
1999 48,108 kg/ha -3.0%
2000 48,832 kg/ha +1.5%
2001 49,843 kg/ha +2.1%
2002 51,665 kg/ha +3.7%
2003 52,979 kg/ha +2.5%
2004 55,111 kg/ha +4.0%
2005 57,282 kg/ha +3.9%
2006 55,952 kg/ha -2.3%
2007 56,003 kg/ha +0.1%
2008 55,382 kg/ha -1.1%
2009 55,814 kg/ha +0.8%
2010 55,866 kg/ha +0.1%
2011 56,287 kg/ha +0.8%
2012 55,600 kg/ha -1.2%
2013 56,528 kg/ha +1.7%
2014 56,360 kg/ha -0.3%
2015 57,186 kg/ha +1.5%
2016 57,390 kg/ha +0.4%
2017 57,304 kg/ha -0.1%
2018 57,361 kg/ha +0.1%
2019 57,505 kg/ha +0.3%
2020 56,690 kg/ha -1.4%
2021 56,476 kg/ha -0.4%
2022 56,989 kg/ha +0.9%
2023 55,688 kg/ha -2.3%
2024 56,188 kg/ha +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43,724 kg/ha 40,960 kg/ha 46,680 kg/ha 9
1970s 45,124 kg/ha 43,869 kg/ha 47,508 kg/ha 10
1980s 46,204 kg/ha 44,224 kg/ha 47,906 kg/ha 10
1990s 48,113 kg/ha 45,202 kg/ha 50,181 kg/ha 10
2000s 53,886 kg/ha 48,832 kg/ha 57,282 kg/ha 10
2010s 56,739 kg/ha 55,600 kg/ha 57,505 kg/ha 10
2020s 56,406 kg/ha 55,688 kg/ha 56,989 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 4 Ethiopia PDR 106,667 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 69,383 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Guatemala 104,750 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68,316 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 67,750 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Zambia 103,680 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Peru 101,629 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Burkina Faso 101,402 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 81,007 kg/ha compare
  10. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 55,000 kg/ha compare
  11. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,718 kg/ha compare
  12. 9 Sudan (former) 100,119 kg/ha compare
  13. 10 El Salvador 95,809 kg/ha compare
  14. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49,357 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Sugar cane — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 56,188 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 57,505 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest sugar cane — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 40,960 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sugar cane — yield?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — yield rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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