Sugar cane — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sugar cane — Yield was 60,745 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60,745 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
20th
of 25 groups
All-time high
64,842 kg/ha
in 2006
All-time low
42,695 kg/ha
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sugar cane — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 60,745 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 64,842 kg/ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42,695 kg/ha, in 1985.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sugar cane — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 43,727 kg/ha
1962 45,331 kg/ha +3.7%
1963 44,648 kg/ha -1.5%
1964 46,838 kg/ha +4.9%
1965 46,343 kg/ha -1.1%
1966 45,491 kg/ha -1.8%
1967 47,143 kg/ha +3.6%
1968 46,547 kg/ha -1.3%
1969 48,105 kg/ha +3.3%
1970 47,290 kg/ha -1.7%
1971 48,914 kg/ha +3.4%
1972 47,411 kg/ha -3.1%
1973 46,790 kg/ha -1.3%
1974 46,691 kg/ha -0.2%
1975 45,060 kg/ha -3.5%
1976 43,370 kg/ha -3.8%
1977 46,024 kg/ha +6.1%
1978 44,785 kg/ha -2.7%
1979 46,813 kg/ha +4.5%
1980 49,109 kg/ha +4.9%
1981 50,710 kg/ha +3.3%
1982 49,142 kg/ha -3.1%
1983 46,755 kg/ha -4.9%
1984 44,719 kg/ha -4.4%
1985 42,695 kg/ha -4.5%
1986 42,822 kg/ha +0.3%
1987 43,441 kg/ha +1.4%
1988 43,064 kg/ha -0.9%
1989 47,073 kg/ha +9.3%
1990 45,854 kg/ha -2.6%
1991 47,553 kg/ha +3.7%
1992 50,178 kg/ha +5.5%
1993 47,334 kg/ha -5.7%
1994 51,058 kg/ha +7.9%
1995 53,949 kg/ha +5.7%
1996 55,462 kg/ha +2.8%
1997 57,006 kg/ha +2.8%
1998 58,065 kg/ha +1.9%
1999 56,779 kg/ha -2.2%
2000 55,729 kg/ha -1.8%
2001 58,351 kg/ha +4.7%
2002 59,553 kg/ha +2.1%
2003 62,284 kg/ha +4.6%
2004 63,570 kg/ha +2.1%
2005 63,561 kg/ha -0.0%
2006 64,842 kg/ha +2.0%
2007 63,285 kg/ha -2.4%
2008 61,548 kg/ha -2.7%
2009 60,893 kg/ha -1.1%
2010 60,242 kg/ha -1.1%
2011 59,678 kg/ha -0.9%
2012 60,159 kg/ha +0.8%
2013 62,445 kg/ha +3.8%
2014 62,916 kg/ha +0.8%
2015 62,256 kg/ha -1.0%
2016 61,334 kg/ha -1.5%
2017 61,720 kg/ha +0.6%
2018 61,737 kg/ha +0.0%
2019 60,768 kg/ha -1.6%
2020 61,194 kg/ha +0.7%
2021 61,834 kg/ha +1.0%
2022 62,510 kg/ha +1.1%
2023 59,921 kg/ha -4.1%
2024 60,745 kg/ha +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46,019 kg/ha 43,727 kg/ha 48,105 kg/ha 9
1970s 46,315 kg/ha 43,370 kg/ha 48,914 kg/ha 10
1980s 45,953 kg/ha 42,695 kg/ha 50,710 kg/ha 10
1990s 52,324 kg/ha 45,854 kg/ha 58,065 kg/ha 10
2000s 61,362 kg/ha 55,729 kg/ha 64,842 kg/ha 10
2010s 61,326 kg/ha 59,678 kg/ha 62,916 kg/ha 10
2020s 61,241 kg/ha 59,921 kg/ha 62,510 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 17 Australia 87,657 kg/ha compare
  2. 17 Australia and New Zealand 87,657 kg/ha compare
  3. 19 Ecuador 83,539 kg/ha compare
  4. 20 Zimbabwe 83,000 kg/ha compare
  5. 21 China, mainland 80,871 kg/ha compare
  6. 22 China 80,791 kg/ha compare
  7. 23 Saint Lucia 80,000 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sugar cane — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 60,745 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 64,842 kg/ha in 2006.
What is the lowest sugar cane — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 42,695 kg/ha in 1985.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sugar cane — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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