Sugar cane yields in China
China: Sugar cane yields was 80.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.87 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
21st
of 110 countries
All-time high
82.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
22.36 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in China is 80.87 tonnes per hectare, measured 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 yields in China peaked at 82.65 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.36 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places China 21st out of 110 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 yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 42.4 tonnes per hectare | +89.6% |
| 1964 | 39.74 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 38.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 33.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 36.96 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 32.25 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 32 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 34.75 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 30.84 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 34.44 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 33.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 33.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 31.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 30.73 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 38.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 47.61 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 53.86 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 56.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 47.66 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 54.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 53.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 52.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 55.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 53.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 50.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 57.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 58.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 58.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 59.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 58.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 56.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 60.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 59.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 57.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 64.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 64.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 63.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 70.45 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 71.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.09 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 65.7 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 66.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 70.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 71.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 72.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 73.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 76.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 76.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 79.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 81.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 80.87 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 80.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- China's 80.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in China 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +89.6% | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | 42.4 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.29 tonnes per hectare | 22.36 tonnes per hectare | 42.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.51 tonnes per hectare | 30.73 tonnes per hectare | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.54 tonnes per hectare | 47.61 tonnes per hectare | 56.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.24 tonnes per hectare | 56.47 tonnes per hectare | 60.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.71 tonnes per hectare | 57.63 tonnes per hectare | 71.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.05 tonnes per hectare | 65.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.93 tonnes per hectare | 79.89 tonnes per hectare | 82.65 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in China?
- Sugar cane yields in China was 80.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 82.65 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.36 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does China rank for sugar cane yields?
- China ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.